Jihadist leader in Yemen, Tariq Al-Fadhli is arming youth particularly jobless people in the southern province of Abyan, in a move which comes as south is bracing for an April 27 festival. Al-Fadhli, a founder of the Jihad group in the country and who has recently announced he was joining the Southern Mobility, promised a surprise for the youth after the festival.Meanwhile, security forces have been placed on high alert with many new checkpoints spreading across Abyan as south is bracing for the festival which leaders of the Southern Mobility say would mark a landmark moment.
The measure coincides with a parliament decision delaying a debate over amendments to the 65th article regarding the extension of the parliament tenure for two years. The move came after most MPs requested more time to discuss the proposed amendments after the political parties agreed on February 26 to delay this year's parliamentary elections to carry out electoral reforms.
The measure comes as a precaution after they received threats of turning the festival, for which thousands of the people in south and middle areas are expected, into violent protests, a security source said Monday. Troops will catch outlaws and tackle violence that those who want to destabilize the country think to create, the source added.
Crowds in south and middle areas are currently preparing for attending the event to be held on April 27 and which the leaders say would a landmark day. On 27 April 1994, the civil war between Yemen's south and north began, ending a short-lived reunification which took place in 1990.
Separate from Abyan topic, local authority officials in Lahj province said the city has seen fresh turbulence after people attacked some troops guarding facilities injuring two of them. The city has been calm for two weeks after confrontations between troops and the people demanding terminating security measures which they say lead to more violent backlashes. However, the government says all measures taken are aimed to maintain security.