Armed clashes break out in Ataq city

SHABWA, Oct. 04 (YPA) – Armed clashes broke out on Wednesday in the center of the city of Ataq, the provincial capital of Shabwa, eastern Yemen.

Local sources in the city reported that the clashes took place between the tribes of Hamid and Tayouz, without the intervention of the local authorities and the “Shabwa Defense” factions funded by the UAE.

It indicated that the clashes occurred due to tribal revenges, and an extension of the security chaos witnessed by the province’s districts, without mentioning any human or material losses.

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