Armed ambush targets tribal sheikh in Shabwa

SHABWA, Jun. 24 (YPA) – A prominent military leader and tribal sheikh on Friday survived an armed ambush in Shabwa province, eastern Yemen.

Informed sources said: “Unidentified gunmen set up an armed ambush for the military leader and tribal sheikh, Muhammad Saeed Al-Ma’wak Al-Sulaimani, this afternoon in the Al-Wata’a area,”

The ambush took place in the Nisab district, the birthplace of the pro-UAE governor in Shabwa, Awad Al-Wazir Al-Awlaqi, the sources added.

On the other hand, other sources said that an explosion terrified the residents of Ataq city, the capital of Shabwa, indicating that the explosion occurred this evening in the desert area north of the city, without knowing the reasons.

YPA