42 militants killed in violent clashes in Shabwa

SHABWA, Jan. 01 (YPA) – About 42 militants were killed and 89 others wounded in violent clashes erupted on Saturday in Osaylan area of Shabwa province, east of Yemen, local sources.

The sources said that clashes broke out between the coalition militants and Balharith tribes,
The confrontations erupted between Amaliqa militia, Giant, backed by the UAE and the gunmen of Balharith tribes, which rejected the coalition’s control of the oil fields in Osaylan.

The source stated that clashes did not erupt between Sanaa forces and the coalition militias, as a result of an agreement concluded by the sheikhs of the Balharith tribes with the Sanaa forces, which stipulated not to enter the district center.

Last September, the Sana’a forces singed the agreement with Balharith tribes to protect their areas and oil fields from Islah militants and coalition forces.

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