Aden (Debriefer) - Unknown gunmen late on Sunday assassinated an officer of the Guards of Republic brigades led by Tariq Saleh and affiliated to the Yemeni UN-recognized government's joint forces in the southern port city of Aden.
Armed men on a car opened fire at the procurement officer in the brigades' technical supply department in Sheikh Othman district, east Aden, local sources said.
Major Nadir Abdul Latif al-Sharjabi died immediately in the attack while driving his car, the sources added.
Security forces deployed in the scene and started investigation to find out circumstances of the incident, according to the sources.
The Yemeni interim capital of Aden has been under the Emirati-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) control.
The assassination comes amid security deployment in preparation for the new government's arrival in the port city.
