Jawf (Debriefer) - The Yemeni northern governorate of Jawf witnessed violence clashes pitting the Houthi group and tribesmen, leaving deaths and injuries, local sources said Wednesday.
The armed skirmishes erupted in al-Matama district, following growing disputes, between Dahm tribesmen and the Iranian-backed group whose fighters arrested one of the tribe members on charges of involvement in killing a Houthi official, the sources added.
The hostilities left gunmen from the two sides killed and injured, the sources said without definite number of the casualties.
The tribal armed men blocked and erected checkpoints on main roads linking Jawf to the neighboring governorate of Amran, the sources said.
The tensions increasingly persist between the two sides, amid tribal intense efforts to contain the dispute and put an end to the hostilities, according to the sources.
No immediate statement has been released by the Houthi group on the developments in Jawf.
