Military clashes between mercenaries displaced over 500 families in Abyan: Official

More than 500 families have been displaced in the past two weeks due to military confrontations among mercenaries in Abyan province, first undersecretary of Abyan Saleh al-Junaidi said Monday.

The military confrontations in Abyan took place in the areas of east of Zenjibar city and it spread in the areas of Sheikh Salem, al-Tiriya, Wadi Sala, and al-Darajaj, causing panic among the citizens

Al-Junaidi said some families escaped from the military clashes and others are still stranded and could not leave their villages due to the heavy mutual bombing among mercenaries.

He held the countries of the aggression coalition fully responsible for the disastrous repercussions of the conflict between the mercenaries of the UAE and Saudi Arabia in the province.

Al-Junaidi called on the United Nations and its affiliated organizations to visit the areas of clashes to evacuate the stranded residents and provide food aid and shelter.