Local Editor
At least nine militiamen loyal to Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi - who has resigned as Yemen’s president - have been killed and tens of others wounded in car bomb attacks at a security checkpoint on the outskirts of the southern port city of Mukalla, situated some 900 kilometers (559 miles) southeast of the Yemeni capital.
The explosions on Monday morning targeted checkpoints in the east and west of the port city, a former stronghold of the local al-Qaeda affiliate, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula [AQAP].
Last month, ISIS claimed a wave of suicide bombings aimed at Hadi loyalists in Mukalla that killed at least 38 people.
Yemen has been under military strikes by Saudi Arabia since March 26, 2015. The Saudi war has been meant to restore power to Hadi, who has resigned as Yemen’s president but seeks to forcefully return.
The Houthi Ansarullah fighters took over state matters after the resignation and escape of Hadi from the capital, Sana’a.
About 10,000 people have been killed and over 16,000 injured since Riyadh launched the airstrikes. The Saudi aggression has also taken a heavy toll on Yemen’s facilities and infrastructure.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
