Saudi Arabia continues to violate Yemeni sovereignty in Mahra

MAHRA, Oct. 22 (YPA) – Head of the sit-in committee of Mahra province Ahmed Balhaf on Tuesday said that Saudi forces continue to violate Yemeni sovereignty in the province.

“Saudi Arabia rejects popular demands for the departure of its militia from Mahra,” Balhaf said, adding that Saudi forces stationed at the land port of Sarafit began at dawn on Tuesday to bring building materials to establish a new site inside the port, he added.

Balhaf explained that the Saudi forces in the province and their militias continue to violate the country’s sovereignty through setting up new sites and expansion works.

For more than a year and a half, Mahra has witnessed open protests and sit-ins by the people of the province, activists, sheikhs, tribes, and political and social leaders to demand an end to the unjustified Saudi presence in the province, which led to the spread of chaos and disturbing citizens.

YPA