Yemeni Army: Southern Transitional Council Holding Bodies of “Martyrs” from the First Military Region

Yemen Monitor / Newsroom:

The Yemeni Ministry of Defense said armed groups affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council (STC) are still holding the bodies of a number of soldiers from the First Military Region, in what it described as a clear violation of humanitarian norms and international law, despite the time that has passed since the events in Hadramawt governorate.

In a statement, the ministry explained that the bodies of several of those killed were previously buried in the city of Seiyun by their families, while the bodies of other soldiers remain in the custody of STC-affiliated groups, constituting a breach of humanitarian customs and international legal standards.

The Yemeni army said these practices represent a dangerous escalation, holding the Southern Transitional Council fully responsible for the safety of the detained bodies and calling for their immediate release and handover to the families.

Names of the soldiers killed during the attacks:

1. Colonel (Staff) Fathi Mohammed Ahmed Saleh Al-Dhubai – Regional Command

2. Colonel Ahmed Saeed Ahmed Rajeh Al-Jamaei – Regional Command

3. Colonel Dhafran Ali Ali Hadi Jaber – 37th Armored Brigade

4. Colonel Qaid Mohammed Mohammed Saeed Al-Sayouri – 37th Armored Brigade

5. Colonel Mohsen Saleh Mohsen Saleh Abu Saeed – 135th Infantry Brigade

6. Major Walid Mohammed Saleh Mohammed Alwan – 135th Infantry Brigade

7. Second Lieutenant Abdullah Ali Mohammed Saleh Al-Bajil – Regional Command

8. Second Lieutenant Mohammed Abdullah Ali Saeed Bahamish – 37th Armored Brigade

9. Warrant Officer First Class Mohammed Saleh Hussein Ali Al-Jamali – 37th Armored Brigade

10. Warrant Officer First Class Abdullah Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Samawi – Regional Command

11. Warrant Officer First Class Mabkhout Qaid Abdullah Abdullah Al-Salafi – Regional Command

12. Warrant Officer First Class Ahmed Saad Mohammed Saad Yahya Al-Darbi – 37th Armored Brigade

13. Warrant Officer First Class Hassan Hassan Nasser Ali Al-Jamaei – 37th Armored Brigade

14. Warrant Officer First Class Yahya Muflih Hussein Saleh Ja’wan – 37th Armored Brigade

15. Warrant Officer First Class Yahya Nasser Saad Ali Al-Mahraj – 37th Armored Brigade

16. Warrant Officer First Class Mohammed Abdo Mohammed Saleh Al-Haj – 23rd Mechanized Brigade

17. Warrant Officer First Class Ahmed Ali Ali Mahdi Al-Samawi – Regional Command

18. Warrant Officer Second Class Mohammed Ahmed Saleh Ahmed Obaid – 37th Armored Brigade

19. Warrant Officer Second Class Mohammed Abdo Saleh Mohammed Al-Sukhaymi – 37th Armored Brigade

20. Warrant Officer Second Class Munir Ahmed Ahmed Saleh Al-Jabari – 37th Armored Brigade

21. Sergeant First Class Zakaria Fari’ Abdo Abdullah Al-Ayashi – 135th Infantry Brigade

22. Sergeant First Class Abdul Salam Ahmed Ali Al-Ajoumi – 135th Infantry Brigade

23. Sergeant First Class Fath Al-Din Muslih Mohammed Atef – 23rd Mechanized Brigade

24. Sergeant First Class Mohammed Saleh Ali Ali Al-Jaradi – 23rd Mechanized Brigade

25. Sergeant First Class Munif Abdullah Mohammed Al-Samawi – 135th Infantry Brigade

26. Corporal عزالدين Abdullah Mohammed Ahmed Al-Ladresi – 135th Infantry Brigade

27. Corporal Mohammed Ali Abdo Saleh Al-Hajouri – Regional Command

28. Soldier Osama Saleh Muslih Al-Ward – 23rd Mechanized Brigade

29. Soldier Mohammed Abdul Rab Ali Al-Attabi – 23rd Mechanized Brigade

30. Soldier Nassar Mohammed Saleh Hussein Abu Albah – 135th Infantry Brigade