Citizen abducted in Abyan

ABYAN, Aug 06 (YPA) – A citizen was kidnapped by tribal gunmen in Abyan province, southern Yemen, which is under the control of the Saudi-led coalition factions, informed sources reported on Sunday.

According to the sources, the Maraqsha tribesmen kidnapped the engineer Abdullah Mohammed Al-Saadi in the Al-Alam area. He was taken to unknown destination .

It’s still unclear why the tribesmen have abducted the citizen.

Abyan and other southern provinces have been witnessing unprecedented security chaos since the second half of 2015.

The coalition factions worked to stoke conflicts and issues of revenge between the tribesmen and finance them and provides  weapons in order to achieve their interests in the southern and eastern governorates.

E.M