Fierce clashes break out again in Abyan

ABYAN, July 22 (YPA) – Violent clashes between forces loyal to Hadi’s government and the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) ‘s militias have resumed in Abyan province in southern Yemen, local sources said on Wednesday.

According to the sources, both sides exchanged heavy shelling in the seam zones between the cities of Zinjibar and Shuqrah.

They added that clashes with heavy weapons broke out between Hadi’s forces and the STC’s militias at the border of the Sheikh Salem area and expanded to Wadi Sala and Qarn al-Kalasi.

The fronts in Abyan hav been witnessing a new round of confrontations after negotiations between Hadi”s government and the STC stalled.

E.M