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From 2015 to late 2017, Al Mahrah was under the control of the Yemeni 123rd and 137th
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Abdullah Kuddah, the governor of Al Mahrah, was replaced by Rajeh Said Bakrit, following the former's objections to Saudi influence.
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424:References
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