Tribal sheikh assassinated in Shabwa

SHABWA, Jan. 01 (YPA) – Unidentified gunmen assassinated on Friday evening Sheikh Awad Ali Al-Qatni Al-Marzaqi in Ataq city of Shabwa province, local sources reported.

The sources said that gunmen shot at Sheikh Al-Marzaqi, killing him and wounding two of his companions, and then fled.

Over the past months, murders and assassinations have increased in Shabwa, amid unprecedented insecurity, as a result of conflicts between the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council and Islah Party (Muslim Brotherhood)’s militias loyal to Saudi-led coalition.

YPA