Shabwa

“Nothing will appease us except that Saudi Arabia and the UAE leave our home.” -- Yemeni grandfather in Shabwa province
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SHABWA, YEMEN — Shabwa governorate, an oil-producing province in eastern Yemen, announced its independence from Yemen on Wednesday. A national council headed by the Chairman of the People’s Assembly of the Sons of Shabwa, Ahmed Musaed Hussein, has been reportedly formed to manage the affairs of the province.

The Pentagon won’t rule out more troops being sent to Yemen in the coming weeks.

(MEE) Three Yemeni civilians were killed when a drone attacked four suspected al-Qaeda militants travelling in a vehicle in the southern part of the country, residents and a local official said on Monday.