UAE-backed STC launches series of kidnappings in Abyan

ABYAN, Nov. 08 (YPA) – UAE-funded Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s militia launched a series of kidnappings in Abyan, south of Yemen.

Local sources said that dozens of houses of citizens from the northern provinces in Abyan were raided and several citizens were kidnapped in the campaign, under the pretext of searching for wanted persons.

According to the sources, the militia deployed its gunmen in several main streets and established checkpoints.

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