Violent clashes erupt between “Tariq Saleh’s militias and “Giants Brigades” in Khokha City

SANAA, Jan. 13 (YPA) – The conflict between Saudi-led coalition rival militias are pulling out of all areas under coalition control in Yemen, becoming a key nature in the formation of armed groups.

One of the manifestations of that conflict unfolded between the components of the Emirates, in the west coast of Yemen, where on Sunday the armed clashes took place, between the groups of Tariq Saleh on the one hand, and the brigade of giants” Alamaliqah” which are consist of sons from the southern provinces on the other, in the city of Khokha a in the south of Hodeidah province

Local sources in the “Yemeni Press Agency” that clashes broke out between the two parties, against the background of Tarek Saleh’s appointment of a person on his part to take over the levies in of Khokha City.

This provoked the anger of Hamdi Shukri, commander of the “Third Brigade Giants” after which the two parties rushed into squabble, which later evolved to a clash in which various types of weapons were used.

The sources added that the clashes left   injuries on both sides, some of them in serious condition. They were taken to Mocha hospital. The clashes caused panic among civilians in the city of Khokha.

The same sources pointed out that the coastal areas under the control of the coalition forces, suffer from constant instability, due to conflicts between its militias.

The victims are usually innocent civilians, with the exception of rapes, arbitrary arrests and looting in coalition-controlled areas on Yemen’s west coast.

Although Tariq Saleh’s forces and the southern “Giants Brigade” follow the UAE occupation, this did not prevent disputes and confrontations between the two sides.

Recently, there have been intense dispute between the so-called” Tahamian Resistance” affiliated with Islah party militias and the armed groups led by Tariq Saleh in the coastal areas of western Yemen, an extension of the conflict between the Emiratis and the Muslim Brotherhood in the occupied territories.

E.M