Coinciding with Defense Minister's Visit, Dissolved STC Militants Block Roads in Al-Dhale'
Local and military sources reported on Wednesday the outbreak of clashes in the city of Al-Dhale', coinciding with the arrival of the Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Tahir al-Aqili, to the governorate.
The sources said that militants affiliated with the dissolved Southern Transitional Council (STC) blocked a number of roads in the city of Al-Dhale', including entrances near the Aboud camp, amid security tension and violent clashes in the city.
They added that these movements coincided with the Defense Minister's visit to the governorate, without the reasons for the clashes or the nature of the resulting casualties being immediately clear.
A military source had reported the arrival of the Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Tahir al-Aqili, to Al-Dhale' governorate, on a visit whose details have not yet been officially announced.
المصدر: Al-Mahriah Net + open sources
