Shops closed their doors yesterday in the Aden governorate, which is under occupation control, and a general strike was declared after the dollar exceeded 2,400 riyals.
Local sources said that shops closed due to the insane rise in exchange rates .
Exchange rates in Aden witnessed a dramatic increase amid a catastrophic collapse of the local currency.
Aden and other Yemeni areas under occupation control are experiencing a major security breakdown and an economic crisis, characterized by the collapse of the currency and the depreciation of the local currency against foreign currencies, skyrocketing prices, a lack of services, and successive price increases.
Informed sources have also revealed an escalation in internal disputes between the leaders and factions of the Transitional Council militia in Socotra Governorate, as a result of the Emirati funds being distributed to armed militias in the archipelago.
Media sources reported that the disputes erupted in the latter half of Ramadan, coinciding with the disbursement of Emirati salaries.
A sharp dispute erupted between militia leaders following the departure of the mercenary head of the Transitional Council militia, Aidarous al-Zubaidi, from the archipelago.
The sources indicated that militia leaders intervened to resolve the clashes and prevent the disputes, which were accompanied by threats of armed confrontation at a later date, from escalating.
The sources noted that the military leaders were summoned from Socotra to Aden four days ago, at a time when the militia leaders were unable to contain the disputes and tensions that had erupted between them.
These tensions are expected to escalate in the coming days and weeks, reflecting ongoing tensions on the ground in the archipelago between the two sides.
