Barran Press
On Tuesday, September 24, 2024, tribal sources reported that the Al-Jaadna tribe in Abyan province, southern Yemen, has lifted all blockades it had established on roads leading to Aden. This decision came in response to mediation efforts led by the Al-Ba Kazem tribe.
According to sources speaking to "Barran Press," the Al-Jaadna tribe removed the blockade they had set up in the Al-Ahmar area on the route connecting Aden and Shabwa, following negotiations spearheaded by Sheikh Nasser Yousuf Al-Kazmi of the Al-Ba Kazem tribe.
The sources confirmed that the Al-Jaadna tribe agreed to fully open the international road for trucks and vehicles for five days, pending the return of Council of Presidential Leadership member and commander of the Giants Forces, Abdulrahman Al-Mahrami, from abroad. The discussions aim to address the case of Sheikh Ali Ishal Al-Jaadani, who has been missing since June.
The Al-Jaadna tribe lifted the blockade in Al-Ahmar on the same day after having previously removed blockades in the Bani Kazem and Khaber Al-Maraqsha areas along the coastal route between Aden and Hadramout. These earlier efforts were part of a local mediation led by Abyan’s security chief, Brigadier Ali Nasser Al-Kazmi, who successfully formed a five-member committee from the Al-Jaadna tribe to engage with Al-Mahrami regarding Al-Ishal's case.
In recent days, the Al-Jaadna tribe had detained approximately 188 tankers in the Ahwar area and 155 tankers in the Al-Ahmar area, both of which are critical routes leading to Aden and connecting to eastern provinces.
On Sunday, September 15, 2024, the Al-Jaadna tribe blocked the main road linking Aden and Hadramout by erecting barriers in the Al-Ahmar and Ahwar regions of Abyan province, preventing the passage of trucks. This action was seen as a means to exert pressure on the government and the Southern Transitional Council to clarify the fate of Ali Ishal Al-Jaadani.
In early June, Major Ali Ishal Al-Jaadani was kidnapped in Aden, with local police accusing the council's counter-terrorism unit of involvement in his abduction. Reports indicated that the unit's commander and deputy fled the country shortly after the incident.
On September 9, a large protest was organized by the tribes of Abyan in the city of Zinjibar, the provincial capital. Dubbed the "Million-Man March for Ishal," the protest called for the immediate disclosure of Al-Ishal's fate and his release, holding the leadership of the Southern Transitional Council fully responsible for his safety.