On September 21, 2024, tribal sources reported the successful formation of a five-member committee from the Al-Jaadna tribe to meet with Council Member and Commander of the Giants Forces, Abdulrahman Al-Mahrami, regarding the kidnapping of Sheikh Ali Ashal Al-Jaadni. According to sources speaki...
On Saturday, September 7, 2024, the city of Zinjibar in Abyan Governorate (Southern Yemen) witnessed a massive demonstration demanding the revelation of the fate of abducted Major Ali Ashal Al-Ja'dani, who disappeared in Aden on June 12th. Thousands of Abyan residents gathered in the city s...
Heavy rains and flash floods continue to devastate parts of Yemen, claiming the lives of at least two people and leaving a soldier missing. On Tuesday, August 27th, a young man identified as Abdullah Saeed Abdullah Al-Marqashi drowned in the "Bana" wadi in Abyan governorate, southern ...
Recent events in Abyan Governorate, southern Yemen, have brought armed groups vying for dominance to the forefront, while state authorities, security forces, and the military have completely disappeared. The Houthis, designated as a terrorist group, are the latest of these factions. Sources spe...
The Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces reported late Tuesday, August 20, 2024, that one of their soldiers was killed in an attack by Al-Qaeda militants on one of their positions in Abyan Governorate (southern Yemen). According to a statement published on the official website of th...
Yemen is experiencing a surge in rainfall, with weather expert Khalid Al-Shath, known as "Abu Nasser Al-Babakri," attributing the intensity to a strong, humid easterly wave originating from India. In an exclusive statement to "Barran Press" on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, Al-Ba...
Eight soldiers have been killed in initial reports of clashes between the Giants Brigades and the Security Belt forces in the Modya district of Abyan Governorate, southern Yemen. This latest outbreak of violence comes just two days after a bombing attack on a military barracks in the same district...
Aden, Yemen - Yemeni Interior Minister Ibrahim Haydan on Saturday, August 17, 2024, accused the Houthi group, internationally designated as a terrorist organization, of being behind the recent attack on a Southern Transitional Council (STC) military base in Abyan Governorate (southern Yemen)....
The United States condemned the "terrorist attack" that targeted a military base in Modaya district, Abyan Governorate (southern Yemen), on Friday, August 16, 2024. The condemnation came in a brief statement released by the US Embassy in Yemen on its X account, as observed by "Ba...
A field report released on Saturday, August 17th, 2024, revealed a concerning 38% decline in cultivated land area in Abyan Governorate, southern Yemen, between 2010 and 2022. This alarming trend has exacerbated the food security crisis in the region. The report, authored by Dr. Hakmat Aboud and...
The Yemeni Islah Party on Friday, August 16, 2024, condemned the "terrorist" bombing that targeted the 3rd Support and Reinforcement Brigade in Abyan Governorate (southern Yemen), killing 12 soldiers and injuring around 20 others. In a statement published on X, seen by "Barran Pr...
The Southern Transitional Council (STC) reported on Friday, August 16, 2024, that 12 of its soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing that targeted a military barracks in Abyan Governorate (southern Yemen) earlier that morning. STC spokesperson Mohammed Al-Naqib stated that "a terrorist at...
Numerical weather models forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall across several Yemeni governorates over the next 48 hours, with the potential for flooding in some areas, according to data monitored by "Barran Press" on Thursday, August 15, 2024. The governorates of Hajjah, Al-Mahwit, R...
A protester was killed and others injured on Saturday, August 3, 2024, when Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces opened fire on demonstrators in the Al-Orod Square in Khormaksar district of Aden, according to medical sources. The sources told "Barran Press" that the protes...
Security authorities in Abyan province, southern Yemen, announced on Friday, August 2nd, 2024, their rejection of a directive issued by the Southern Transitional Council (STC) leadership, which aimed to prevent protests and restrict the movement of demonstrators demanding information about t...
The security authorities in Abyan Governorate (southern Yemen) stated on Thursday, August 1st, 2024, that the security agencies in Aden and Abyan have concluded their investigation into the kidnapping of Sheikh Ali Ashal al-Ja'adani, apprehending numerous individuals involved in the kidnapping a...
On Sunday, July 14th, 2024, Yemen’s Attorney General, Judge Qaher Mustafa, issued a decision ordering an investigation into the kidnapping of Sheikh Ali Al-Ja'adani, who has been missing in Aden since June 12th. According to Decision No. (8) of 2024, obtained by "Barran Press,&qu...
The Supreme Security Committee, affiliated with the internationally recognized Yemeni government, acknowledged on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, the "kidnapping" of Sheikh and Yemeni army officer Ali Ashal Al-Ja'adani. The committee circulated the names of four suspects to security...
The Southern National Coalition (SNC) on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, demanded an end to abuses committed by armed groups operating outside the law targeting high-ranking military officials and prominent social figures from Abyan Governorate (southern Yemen). In a statement received by Barran Press...
Abyan, Yemen - May 17, 2024: The Southern Transitional Council (STC) reported that three of its soldiers were injured in an attack by Al-Qaeda on Friday. The attack, allegedly carried out using an Iranian-made drone, took place in Wadi Awmaran, Abyan province, southern Yemen. "Three s...