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Inside the ISIS-style Houthi reign of terror with crane hangings, firing squad executions and gun-toting kids LIFE in Yemen is brutal and has become increasingly more so since Hamas launched its murderous rampage through Israel in October. Firing squad executions, hangings by crane and public floggings are now on the rise in the conflict-torn country - and no one, not even civilians, is safe. Muhammad al-Maghrabi reacts as he is prepared to be executed in Sanaa after being convicted of raping and murdering a three-year-old girl A member of the Yemeni security forces executes one of nine men convicted of being involved in the killing of a Houthi leaderCredit: AFP Houthi rebels, who emerged in northern Yemen in the 1990s and have been fighting the government since 2004, took over Yemen's capital Sanaa in 2014 and much of the north by 2016. With access to Yemen's military hardware - including missiles, tanks, and air assets - and the support of Iran, the Houthis have only continue...

NO MERCY  Inside the ISIS-style Houthi reign of terror with crane hangings, firing squad executions and gun-toting kids LIFE in Yemen is brutal and has become increasingly more so since Hamas launched its murderous rampage through Israel in October. Firing squad executions, hangings by crane and public floggings are now on the rise in the conflict-torn country - and no one, not even civilians, is safe. Muhammad al-Maghrabi reacts as he is prepared to be executed in Sanaa after being convicted of raping and murdering a three-year-old girl A member of the Yemeni security forces executes one of nine men convicted of being involved in the killing of a Houthi leaderCredit: AFP Houthi rebels, who emerged in northern Yemen in the 1990s and have been fighting the government since 2004, took over Yemen's capital Sanaa in 2014 and much of the north by 2016. With access to Yemen's military hardware - including missiles, tanks, and air assets - and the support of Iran, the Houthis have on...