Security official confirmed on Monday that at least three soldiers were injured in the southern province of al-Dhali when they were attacked by Haraki militants (Southern Separatist Movement).
According to preliminary reports, the armed militants would have attacked a military compound in al-Dhali as part of their armed resistance against Sana'a central government.
Security officials explained the men opened fire on the compund and hurled hand-held grenades at buildings and soldiers.
As a result three soldiers were severely injured.
“Armed confrontations are still going on between army soldiers and secessionist gunmen around the government compound,” reported Xinhua, quoting security source.
Despite renewed calls for calm and Dr. Yassin Noman's injunction to join the National Dialogue Conference, in-factions of al-Harak, notably one that it is led by former South Yemen President ali Salem al-Baidh have grown increasingly violent in their calls for secession.
While a great majority of southerners translated President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi's latest round of presidential decrees as proof state promises had some depth and meaning again (President Hadi fulfilled his commitment to the nation and the GCC-brokered transition of power agreement by demoting Gen. Ahmed Ali Saleh and Ge. Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar from their positions); some radical separatist groups are still very much determined to engage in violence rather than dialogue.