Armed clashes erupts between STC elements in Dhalea, leaves dead, injured

DHALEA, Jan. 11 (YPA) – A popular market in Dhalea governorate witnessed armed clashes between members of the Southern Transitional Council yesterday, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries.

Local sources reported that a dispute between elements inside the popular market for selling “qat” developed into an exchange of gunfire, resulting in the deaths of three people and the injury of nearly three citizens present during the incident.

The sources indicated that the perpetrators managed to escape to an unknown destination, while chaos and terror prevailed throughout the area.

This incident confirms the continued state of security chaos that has been plaguing areas under the control of the coalition since the beginning of 2016.