Marib tribes start handing over heavy weapons after tribal mediation

MARIB, Oct. 26 (YPA) – Tribes of Jabal Murad, south of Marib city began on Tuesday handing over heavy weapons after the successful tribal mediation and understandings with Sanaa government.

According sources familiar with the matter, Shajarat Murad tribe, which is divided into two parts, “Al Katheer” and “Al Alban Asaad”, carried out the process of handing over heavy weapons, which are belonging to the Saudi-led coalition forces and Al-Qaeda through the tribal mediation within an agreement reached between the two parties.

The sources confirmed that a tribal mediation succeeded in reaching understandings with tribes of Jabal Murad district to spare it the scourge of war and destruction.

According to the sources, the understandings stipulated that the deceived fighters, who are fighting along with the coalition, would return to their homes within the general amnesty decision announced by the president of the Supreme Political Council, Mahdi Al-Mashat, on September 19, 2016.

Jabal Murad district is located in the south of Marib province, taking away 70 km from the city center of Marib.

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