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UAE-backed mercenaries abduct tribal sheikh in Lahj province
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] A tribal sheikh and a military officer in the Islah party, with their companions, were kidnapped in Tur Al Baha area, west of UAE militia-held restive Lahj... a Yemeni governate located in the southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula. It is the stomping grounds on the southern secessionist al-Harak movement province. Media sources confirmed that the button men from al-Sabiha area kidnapped the sheikh Abdo Mohammed al-Mikhlafi and Wajdi Fahd Hamoud al-Mikhlafi, an officer in the Protection Forces, and a number of their companions, on Monday in al-Baha area, while they were returning to Taiz from Aden city. Al-Mikhlafi was assigned by one of the security leaders of Islah in Taiz, to go to Aden to resolve the dispute in the case of the killing of one of al-Sabiha’s sons in Taiz, the sources added. Earlier, al-Sabiha tribes demanded those accused of killing one of their sons to be handed over in exchange for the release of al-Mikhlafi and his Related: Islah party: 2022-10-17 Jawf tribesmen demand release of Islah Party official Islah party: 2022-09-25 UAE-backed separatists demand expulsion of Islah Party militias Islah party: 2022-08-13 After recent Islah Party losses, Al-Bukhaiti stresses the need for reconciliation Related: Lahj: 2022-09-26 UAE moving hundreds of mercenaries from southern Yemen to Taiz Lahj: 2022-09-21 Tribal forces abduct judge in Lahj province Lahj: 2022-09-08 Separatist military commander killed in Yemen's Lahj Posted by: Fred 2022-10-20 |
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