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Arabia
Ma’rib city hit by new rounds of infighting between various mercenary groups
2022-11-07
[HODHODYEMENNEWS] The city of Ma’rib on Sunday witnessed new confrontations between the tribe of Governor loyal to Saudi-led coalition, Sultan al-Arada and factions supported by the Southern Transitional Council (STC).

Southern media, quoting tribal sources, reported that festivities, described as the most violent mostly peaceful, erupted between the gunnies of "Al Fujij" tribe, to which al-Arada belongs, and gangs affiliated with his most prominent opponent, Mufreh Buhaibah, commander of the so-called "Bayhan axis".

The confrontations erupted after groups loyal to Buhaibah and have just come from al-Anad base 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 tried to create sites near "the Temple of the Sun", which are the areas of al-Fujij and are located near the oil fields.

Buhaibah’s move indicates his efforts to begin encircling the strongholds of Sultan al-Arada, who is still detained in Saudi Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Fifteen of the nineteen WTC hijackers were Saudis, and most major jihadi commanders were Saudis, to include Osama bin Laden. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman quietly folded that tent in 2016, doing terrible things to the guys running it, and has since been dragging the kingdom into the current century...
as a member of the Riyadh-formed Presidential Council, in preparation for a decision to dismiss him from his position as governor of Ma’rib.
Posted by:trailing wife

#1  Is this city the mysterious origin of McDonald's delightful pork based seasonal sandwich? They are only one letter away.
Posted by: Super Hose   2022-11-07 12:36  

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