YEMEN Press Agency

Islah refuses to hand over bodies of southern coalition’s recruits to their families

MARIB, Feb. 17 (YPA) – Islah militias refused on Wednesday to hand over the bodies of dozens of recruits from the southern governorates, who were killed by the fire of the army forces in the battles that Marib province witnesses, local sources told Yemen Press Agency.

The sources affirmed that Islah militants refused to hand over 78 corpses belonging to southern fighters sent by Islah militias from Abyan, Shabwa and Hadramout governorates a few days ago to reinforce their collapsing forces in the battles taking place on the outskirts of Marib city.