A young man was killed early Monday in a drone strike in the Al-Waziya district of western Taiz, in an attack attributed to the National Resistance Forces led by Presidential Leadership Council member Tariq Saleh, according to local sources, in an incident that has sharply escalated tensions in the area.
The victim, identified as Burhan Ali Taha, was inside a guard room near his home in the village of Hina when the strike occurred, residents said. He was the son of a local commander who had taken part in battles against Houthi forces in 2016. The strike followed clashes between Saleh’s forces and tribal gunmen near a security checkpoint in the district.
The incident comes amid a broader military campaign ..
