YEMEN Press Agency

Unknown fate of prominent security official subjected to armed attack in Shabwa

SHABWA, Sept. 09 (YPA) – A prominent security official was attacked on Monday in an armed attack by unknown gunmen in the center of Ataq city, the center of Shabwa province, which is under the control of UAE-backed factions.

Local sources reported that unidentified gunmen riding a car fired a barrage of bullets at the vehicle of the rescue commander in the governorate, Ali Al-Dahboul, in Ataq, for the third time, amid an unknown fate about his life.

The sources explained that the attack resulted in damage to two civil cars belonging to citizens at the site of the incident in the center of the city, without revealing the reasons for the attack and the party behind it.

Shabwa is witnessing unprecedented security chaos amid tribal conflicts fueled by UAE-backed factions in various districts.