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Saudi-backed militias block streets in Taiz
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] Armed groups belonging to factions affiliated with the Islah Party loyal to the Saudi-led coalition blocked roads in the city of Taiz on Thursday.Local sources reported that elements of the so-called ''22nd Mika Brigade'' rebelled and began blocking the road in front of the brigade's headquarters, demanding the payment of their salaries that have been suspended since last October. The sources added that the button men prevented the passage of vehicles by placing stones and damaged tires in the streets, which caused a state of chaos and panic among passersby and residents of the surrounding areas. It is noteworthy that the pro-coalition government has failed since the middle of last year to pay the salaries of teachers and some loyal factions on its lists. It also faced difficulties in importing fuel shipments for the disabled power plants in the provinces of Aden, 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 , Abyan ...a governorate of Yemen. The region was a base to the Aden-Abyan Islamic Army terrorist group until it dropped the name and joined al-Qaeda. Its capital is Zinjibar. In March 2011, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula declared the governate an Islamic Emirateafter seizing control of the region. The New York Times fastidiously reported that those in control, while Islamic hard boyz, are not in fact al-Qaeda, but something else that looks, tastes, smells, and acts the same. Yemeni government forces launched an effort to re-establish control of the region when President-for-Life Saleh was tossed and the carnage continues... , and Shabwah, which led to angry protests denouncing the deterioration of living and humanitarian conditions. Posted by: Fred 2025-01-11 |
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