Tribal militias enter Aden in possible new escalation of infighting

Tribal militias enter Aden in possible new escalation of infighting

Informed sources report that the al-Sabiha tribes have on Sunday pushed dozens of gunmen into the southern Yemeni city of Aden.

The sources explained that dozens of al-Sabiha tribal militants, including Islah Party fighters who joined them in the Karsh front, arrived in the vicinity of the house of medical official Saleh Mothna al-Radfani, in the center of Aden.

According to the sources, the gunmen arrived in solidarity with Radfani, as a result of the storming of his house by the separatist Southern Transitional Council militia, demanding the extradition of those who carried out the incursion.

The sources said that the UAE-backed Security Belt militia of the STC announced a state of military alert in the vicinity of the neighbourhood where al-Radfani’s house is located.

UAE-backed militias took control of Aden in August 2019, after expelling Hadi loyalists and Islah forces from the city.