Military commander affiliated with Islah party killed in Marib

MARIB, Aug. 03 (YPA) – A senior military commander  affiliated with with the Islah Party (the Yemeni branch of the Muslim Brotherhood) was mysteriously killed in Marib province,  northeastern Yemen.

This was reported by Yemen News Portal, based on testimonies of local sources.

According to sources, the director of security of Sirwah district and the commander of the Jahm Front, Colonel Abdullah al-A’eqra al-Jamhi, was killed by  an improvised explosive device (IED)’s explosion targeting him east of the directorate.

The sources stated that the blast also injured two of his companions; one of them is in a critical condition.

The attack comes as a part of internal conflicts between factions loyal to the Saudi-led coalition.

E.M