Southern forces in Al-Musaina area, east of Shabwa (archive)

Shabwa: 8 Causalities Among the Southern Forces After Explosions

Reports

Sat, 26-11-2022 03:04 PM, Aden

Shabwa (South24)

4 soldiers of the Southern forces, including a commander, were killed in two explosions in Al-Musaina area of Shabwa governorate.

South24 correspondent reported that an explosion using an explosive device took place yesterday evening while a military vehicle of the Shabwa Defense Forces was passing by in Al-Musaina area.

The explosion killed Major Salem Haydara Al-Jabwani, a battalion commander, and two accompanied soldiers, and injured three others.

Today's morning, another explosion targeted a military vehicle of the Southern Giants Forces on Al-Musaina road in Shabwa governorate.

The explosion left one dead and another wounded both from the Southern Giants Forces, according to South24 correspondent.

These attacks come less than a week after a similar attack with an explosive device that targeted the Southern forces in Wadi Oemran, in the center of Abyan governorate.

The attack, which is was claimed by AQAP, left 3 dead and two wounded.

Over the past weeks, AQAP intensified their attacks with explosive devices in the governorates of Shabwa and Abyan against the Southern forces.

The Southern forces had launched an operation against AQAP locations in the central regions of Abyan, and its complete success was announced in mid-October.


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