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At least five security personnel and ten tribal fighters were killed in clashes that erupted in Yemen's eastern city of Maarib on Tuesday, according to a local security source.
“Armed tribesmen coming from Sanaa refused to halt at a security checkpoint near Maarib’s southern entrance,” the source, preferring anonymity, told Anadolu Agency.
“One of the tribesmen opened fire, triggering a gunfight in which five security personnel -- along with 10 tribesmen -- were killed,” the source added.
The source’s assertions, however, have yet to be independently verified.
Yemen has remained wracked by violence since 2014, when Shia Houthi rebels overran much of the country, including capital Sanaa.
The conflict escalated in 2015 when Saudi Arabia and its Sunni-Arab allies launched a massive air campaign in Yemen aimed at rolling back Houthi gains.
Yemeni army on Friday announced that 23 Houthi rebels were killed during the military operations in the country.Col. Abdallah al-Ashraf, the spokesman of Yemen’s 6th military legion, told Anadolu Agency that the rebels were killed in al-Maslub district of Yemen’s al-Jawf governorate.According to the officials, more than 80 percent of the al-Jawf governorate has been under control of the regime forces.WHO warns of new Yemen cholera surge, asks for ceasefire to vaccinateImpoverished Yemen has remained wracked by violence since 2014, when Shia Houthi rebels overran much of the country, including Sanaa.The conflict escalated in 2015 when Saudi Arabia and its Sunni-Arab allies launched a massive air campaign in Yemen aimed at rolling back Houthi gains.Yemen peace talks set for September: UN envoyYemen’s Houthis propose ceasefire initiativeThe violence has devastated Yemen’s infrastructure, including health and sanitation systems, prompting the UN to describe the situation as “one of the worst humanitarian disasters of modern times”.
Twenty-three Houthi rebels killed in Yemen
Armed tribesmen on Thursday continued to block a main road in Yemen’s coastal Aden province for the second day in a row, according to witnesses.Members of Yemen’s Yafei tribe reportedly blocked the highway to protest a recent decision by local authorities to release several individuals accused of killing one of their number in May.Yemen’s Houthis propose ceasefire initiativeHigh-ranking Yemeni spy assassinated in YemenAccording to witnesses, tribesmen brandishing heavy weapons -- including anti-aircraft batteries -- used military vehicles to block the thoroughfare.For the last three years, the city of Aden -- which since 2015 has served as Yemen’s interim capital -- has seen sporadic attacks on security forces, judicial officials and religious figures.Impoverished Yemen has remained wracked by violence since 2014, when Shia Houthi rebels overran much of the country, including capital Sanaa.
Armed tribesmen block highway in Yemen’s Aden