5 killed, one wounded in armed clashes in Hadhramaut

HADHRAMAUT, May 26 (YPA) – At least five people were killed and another seriously injured Tuesday in armed tribal clashes between two families from the same tribe in Hadhramaut province, eastern Yemen, local sources said.

According to the sources, the clashes broke out between two families belonging to the Al-Ali bin Salem tribe, in Huraidhah district of Wadi Amd (Valley).

The sources pointed out that the clashes between the two families left five people killed and injured another.

Tribal mediation intervened to calm the situation, amid the absence of the authorities, one of the sources said.

The districts of Wadi Hadhramaut which is under the occupation of the United Arab Emirates forces, have been witnessing major security chaos and assassinations carried out by armed factions loyal to the invaders, aimed against Yemeni military and security officers, as well as civilian targets.

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