Death toll from clashes among Islah factions in Taiz rises to 5

TAIZ, Aug. 11 (YPA) – The death toll from Tuesday’s clashes that broke out among the Saudi-backed Islah factions in Taiz city rose to 5 people.

According to local sources on Wednesday, residents found the body of the fifth person from the family of the deputy director of Bir Pasha area police security, “Issam Al-Hareq”, who was killed by gunmen.

The sources said that the number of the killed from Al-Hareq’s family reached 5, noting that the campaign of revenge against Al-Hareq’s family is still continuing.

According to the sources, Akram Mohammed Saeed Al-Sharabi, with his militants, who is leading the campaign of revenge against Al-Hareq’s family, pointing out that Bir Pasha area has been witnessed a wide spread of armed men with heavy weapons, amid raids on homes in Amad neighborhood to search for the rest of the family.

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