Gulf of Aden Security Review

Yemen: Leaders from Sheba region meet with Hadi in Aden; al Houthi Supreme Revolutionary Committee travels to Sa’ada; security forces clash with tribesmen in Ma’rib

Horn of Africa: Al Shabaab attacks Presidential Palace with mortars in Mogadishu; suspected al Shabaab shooting in Mandera, Kenya

Yemen Security Brief

• The governors of Ma’rib and al Jawf met with President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi in Aden city, Aden on February 26 as part of a delegation from the Sheba region - a historical region of central Yemen that included parts of Ma’rib, al Jawf, and al Bayda. Local leaders from the Sheba region had previously expressed their support for Hadi’s legitimacy.[1]

• Leaders from the al Houthi Supreme Revolutionary Council traveled from Sana’a to Sa’ada to meet with al Houthi leader Abdul Malik al Houthi on February 25.[2]

• Security forces clashed with Obeidah tribesmen near Ma’rib city, Ma’rib on February 25. The fighting took place near a natural gas facility and wounded three soldiers.[3]

Horn of Africa Security Brief

• Al Shabaab attacked Somalia’s presidential palace in Mogadishu with mortars, killing one on February 26. Two mortar shells landed inside the presidential palace compound while three landed outside. Al Shabaab later claimed credit for the attack.[4]

• Suspected al Shabaab gunmen killed one and wounded two in a shooting in Mandera, North Eastern Province, Kenya on February 25. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.[5]