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| Internal conflict erupts between mercenary forces in Shabwah |
| 2023-01-12 |
| [HODHODYEMENNEWS] Armed confrontations erupted on Wednesday between the UAE-backed militia in the center of the city of Ataq, the capital of Shabwah province, in eastern Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... According to local sources in the city, the festivities broke out between members of the "Southern Transitional Council (STC) militia funded by the UAE, against the backdrop of collecting levies and royalties imposed on Qat sellers in Ataq, leaving a number of injured, amid a state of panic among the people. The sources pointed out that the leaders of the militia factions are trying to seize the levies imposed on Qat sellers, as a result of the security chaos in the city. |
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