YEMEN Press Agency

Mercenary infighting renewed in Yemen’s Aden

ADEN, July 3 (YPA) – Different parts of Yemen’s Southern province of Aden province have been witnessing the most violent clashes between rival factions of the US-Saudi-Emirati aggression.

These clashes are part of power struggle in the occupied provinces since nearly four years.

Local sources said that the clashes were renewed on late Tuesday between groups of mercenaries following the so-called “security belt” supported by the UAE,and other groups belonging to the exiled Hadi, in the number of residential neighborhoods in the areas of Saylah , al-Mahariq, and extended to the neighborhood of Omar Mukhtar and other areas in the Directorate of Sheikh Othman.

According to the sources, violent explosions were heard in areas of Sheikh Othman district due to the using of RPG missiles.

A number of deaths and injuries were confirmed and ambulances were seen rushing to the entrances to Omar al-Mukhtar area.

According to the sources, several neighborhoods have witnessed the mass exodus of citizens due to recent confrontations, after their homes were hit by the RPGs Rockets.

The clashes caused severely damage to citizens’ homes and caused a state of terror among the civilian population.

The armed confrontations came after political and human rights activists stepped into demonstrations and protest marches in Aden and Socotra to demand the departure of the Emirati occupation troops from the southern city and provinces.

E.M