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Publish date15 Oct 2014 - 9:09
Story Code : 171345

Saudi forces, Yemeni tribesmen clash in Yemen's Sa'ada province

Saudi border guards have reportedly clashed with Yemeni tribesmen in Yemen’s northwestern province of Sa’ada.
Saudi forces, Yemeni tribesmen clash in Yemen


According to a report published on the Arabic-language news website, Yemen Now, the clashes broke out on Tuesday in Munbeh region of the province as Saudi guards sought to install checkpoints on the Yemeni side of the border. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

Local Yemeni sources have expressed concern that the clashes might be an excuse by Saudis to open a new war front against Yemen’s Shia Ansarullah movement.

The movement has been at odds with Riyadh, which has been in control of the Yemeni provinces of Asir, Najran and Jizan since the 1930s.

The Saudi army also backed the Yemeni government’s crackdown on Houthi fighters back in 2009 under ousted dictator, Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Ansarullah has been also accusing Riyadh of interfering in Yemen's internal affairs.

Saudi Arabia is building a giant border fence to seal off its troubled frontier with Yemen.

The 1,800-kilometer (1,100-mile) fence is set to run from the Red Sea coast in the west to the edge of Oman in the east. Work on the security fence has often been interrupted by protesting Yemeni tribesmen, who say it prevents their access to pastures for their livestock.

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