New details have surfaced regarding Saudi Arabia's plans to establish armed military units in Yemen's Al-Mahra Governorate, an eastern region bordering Oman.
According to information obtained by Al-Mawqe Post from local leaders in Al-Mahra, preparations are underway to train and set up camps for members of the hardline Salafi faction, a group supported and funded by Saudi Arabia to align with its regional agenda in Al-Mahra.
The Salafi faction was not originally present in Al-Mahra. They arrived after the events in Saada Governorate in 2013, which forced the Salafis to disperse across several Yemeni governorates after being driven out of Saada, a governorate that had once been their stronghold. This was due..