A prominent tribal sheikh in Mahrah province, eastern Yemen, has vowed to take an appropriate response and defend the land and dignity, until the last drop of the blood.
“The people of Mahrah will not stand idly by after the serious violation, which is storming the house of Sheikh Ali Salem al-Harizi, by militias of the Saudi-led coalition backed by the US and British forces,” said Sheikh Hameed Zaabnoot, the head of the peaceful sit-in committee in Shehn district of Mahrah province.
He added, “Mahrah tribes and other tribes of Yemen will not kept silent over the incursion into the house of Ali Salem al-Harizi. Our honor and dignity will not be allowable for the foreign occupation and its agents, and we will defend them with our blood.”
Sheikh Hameed Zaabnoot pointed out that the Mahrah tribes are determined to respond to violations against their leaders, calling on everyone to stand united in the face of the foreign occupier.
