Gunmen assassinate citizen in Shabwah

SHABWAH, Dec. 6 (YPA) – A citizen was killed on Saturday by unknown gunmen in Shabwah province, southern Yemen, local sources said.

According to the sources, the gunmen fired at a citizen named Saleh al-Khader in Khora area of “Merkhah As Sufla ” district, as he was returning to his home in Wadi Khora.

The militants believed to be affiliated with al-Qaeda organization and al-Khader exchanged fire with them, before being shot and killed on the spot.

The gunmen fled the scene, one of the sources added.

The occupied province of Shabwah is experiencing unprecedented security chaos amid the conflict between the UAE-backed  Southern transitional council  (STC) ‘s militia and the Saudi-backed forces .

E.M