Tribal gunmen cut off road linking Shabwa, Aden

ABYAN, May 08 (YPA) – Tribal gunmen blocked the main road linking Aden and Shabwa provinces in Modiyah district, east of Abyan province, in response to the kidnapping of two members of the Al Saleh tribe by the UAE-backed factions.

The Al Saleh tribe in Modiyah dispatched dozens of armed men to block the main road in Amthera’ area, west of the district, on Tuesday, in protest against the kidnapping of two of its members recruited in the “al-Amaliqa Brigades” by the UAE-backed factions in the center of Ataq city, the capital of Shabwa.

Sheikhs and dignitaries of the Al Saleh tribe demanded the release of their conscripted sons, who were later transferred to a secret prison in the Morra camp, west of Ataq.

The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) factions in Abyan headed to the Amthera’ area to end the road blockade amid heightened tensions in the area.

YPA