Gunmen set fire to an IDPs camp in southern Yemen

Gunmen affiliated with an influential figure burned and destroyed IDPs camp in Lahj Governorate (southern Yemen).

Local sources said that the gunmen, on Saturday raided the camp in Otirah area in Al-Waht, and burned the tents of the displaced, which were built of wood and tarpaulins.

The camp's displaced people demanded the local authorities in the governorate to provide the necessary protection for them.