Dera Al-Watan

MHARA, Feb. 12 (YPA) - The head of the General Council of the people of Mahra and Socotra, Mohammed Abdullah Al-Afrar, called on the people of Mahra province to be vigilant against conspiracies targeting the security and stability of the…

ABYAN, Feb. 11 (YPA) - Several personnel and leaders from the Saudi-funded "Dera Al-Watan" forces were reportedly abducted by tribal gunmen in Abyan province, southern Yemen. According to local sources, members of the Bakazem tribe carried…

LAHJ, Feb. 08 (YPA) - The Ras Omran area, west of Aden city in southern Yemen, witnessed armed clashes on Friday evening, resulting in one dead and five injuries. Sources reported that Osama Al-Radfani, commander of the Saudi-backed Fourth…

MAHRA, Feb. 05 (YPA) - Saudi Arabia has transferred dozens of people from the eastern Yemeni province of Mahra to train in camps in the Al-Abr border area within the so-called "Dera Al-Watan" factions. Sources reported that the young men…

SHABWA, Feb. 03 (YPA) – Saudi Arabia is planning to deploy "Dera Al-Watan" factions in the oil-rich Shabwa province in southeastern Yemen, which is currently under UAE-backed control, informed sources stated on Monday. The move aims to…

MAHRA, Jan. 14 (YPA) - Local sources in Mahra province, eastern Yemen, have reported that Saudi Arabia has provided financial incentives to the province's residents to encourage them to join the "Dera Al-Watan" factions. This comes amidst…

MAHRA, Dec. 12 (YPA) – Saeed Afri Ali, head of the political department of the sit-in committee against foreign presence in Mahra province, eastern Yemen, said on Thursday that "tribesmen will not allow the creation of armed factions in…

MAHRA, Dec. 08 (YPA) - The head of the security department in the sit-in committee against the foreign presence in Mahra province, eastern Yemen, Muslim Raafit, called on the province people to reject suspicious movements that threaten…