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Gunmen assassinate imam of mosque in Aden

ADEN, April 23 (YPA) – Unidentified gunmen assassinated an imam and preacher of a mosque in Al-Mansoura area in the port city of Aden, which is controlled by the UAE-backed militia. Activists on social media reported news that Salafist Aref…

Truck driver killed by STC militia in Lahj

LHAJ, April 01 (YPA) - A truck driver was shot dead by a gunman of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) militia in Lahj province, southern Yemen, on Friday. The truck driver was "Hussein al-Makhathi from Amran province, and…

Citizen killed by gunmen in Abyan

ABYAN, Dec. 30 (YPA) – A citizen was killed on Friday by unidentified gunmen  in Abyan province, which is controlled by the UAE-backed militias. Local sources stated that the gunmen were on a civil car and opened fire on a citizen in…

Armed tribesmen attack UAE-backed militia in Shabwa

SHABWA, Dec. 20 (YPA) – Armed tribesmen riding a military vehicle opened fire on a point belonging to the UAE-funded "Shabwa Defense" militia on Tuesday in Nissab area, west of Ataq city, the center of Shabwa province, eastern Yemen, local…

UAE-backed militia kidnaps academic official in Shabwa

SHABWA, Dec. 14 (YPA) – Militia of the UAE-backed "Shabwa defense forces" on Wednesday abducted an academic and former official in Shabwa province, eastern Yemen. Local sources in the province said that the Shabwa defense forces kidnapped…