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| Mass protests now also hit occupied Lahj province |
| 2023-08-25 |
| [HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] Angry protesters in 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, southern 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... , closed main roads in protest against the deterioration of services and the power outage, local sources reported on late Wednesday. According to local residents in Lahj, the Rabat Street, one of the main streets in the Tuban district, was blocked by protesters. The protesters set fire to tires and rolled their eyes, jumped up and down, and hollered poorly rhymed slogans real loud against the Saudi-led coalition and the pro-coalition government. Activists on social media platforms posted a video footage showing the closure of Rabat Street. Several cities , which are under the control of the coalition forces, including Aden, have been witnessing a popular outburst that reached the vicinity of al-Ma’ashiq Palace and closed main streets, including al-Mualla Street leading to the main port in Aden. Activists also revealed directives issued by the pro- coalition defense minister, Mohsen al-Daari, to military units to raise maximum readiness in order to suppress demonstrators in Aden . |
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