Details of bloody infighting between factions affiliated with Islah revealed

SHABWAH, Jul. 15 (YPA) – Local media on Thursday revealed details of the bloody infighting between factions affiliated with Islah party, Yemeni branch of Muslim Brotherhood) in the center of Ataq, the capital of Yemen’s southern Shabwah province.

The city of Ataq witnessed armed clashes between elements of the so-called special forces and rescue security forces, which left three member of the special forces dead and  five others wounded “, while the casualties of the rescue security forces were not disclosed.

According to Al-Omana Net website, the three dead were from Bayhan and their bodies were taken to the mortuary (freezer)  at the Hospital “Afia” in the city of Ataq.

Special sources revealed that Abed Rabbo Laka’ab , the commander of the special forces in Shabwah ordered to arrest the director of security “Awad al-Dahbol” following the clashes that broke out early Thursday.”

The website Crater Sky pointed out that the reason for the clashes in the city of Ataq came against the background of security police at the checkpoint in the area of Nisab intercepting the car of Abu Hussein Al-Madhab al-Bayhani, an officer in the Special Forces in Shabwah.

The site added: “the commander resented it, so he mobilised the Special Forces and came back to the police checkpoint and asked its members to leave the place. However they refused and clashes broke out.”

E.M