Saudi-Led Coalition Intervenes As Tension Rises Between Rivals In SE Yemen: Sources
ADEN, Sept 7 (NNN-SABA) – The Saudi-led coalition intervened, in the imminent round of military conflict, as tension between local Yemeni rivals continued rising, over the control of the country’s oil-rich province of Shabwa, some government officials said yesterday.
Tension escalated between forces loyal to the Southern Transitional Council (STC) and other Yemeni military units, over the control of the country’s strategic seaport of Balhaf, a liquefied natural gas plant on the Gulf of Aden, an official said on condition of anonymity.