Unidentified persons target “Safer” oil facility in Marib with mortar shells

MARIB, Aug. 03 (YPA) – Unidentified gunmen bombed during the early hours of Thursday the Safer oil facility in Marib province with a number of mortar shells.

Informed sources reported that three mortar shells exploded inside the Safer facility without clarification from the facility management about the damage caused or the party behind the bombing.

The sources indicated that the mortar shells landed near critical sites in the oil and gas facility.

The tribes of Abidah Valley possess various medium and heavy weapons, with the support of the Saudi-led coalition, to fuel conflicts among them.

It is noteworthy that al-Qaeda members are spreading in the areas under the coalition authorities in the Abidah valley, where they are fighting in their ranks against the Sanaa forces on the Marib front.

YPA