It was reported that the Imam of Yemen, Ahmad Hamidaddin once said: "If Sharʿab was in the borders I would have sold it".

[6][7] The Himyarite prince of the Manakhis was killed in Wadi Nakhlah in Sharʿab region.

[8] After the 26 September Revolution (1962-1970), the new rulers of Yemen decided to divide Sharʿab into two districts so it could be easily controlled.

[7] The government didn't make any strategic or vital roads in Sharʿab.

Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi supported Sharʿab as-Salam and gave them landmines.

The war ended after 4 years in a victory for the government, which took control of Sharʿab as-Salam.

According to al-Mikhlafi, he left after he realised that the Saudi-led coalition was attacking his troops and not supporting him with weapons.

According to the Middle East Eye, Critics of Ghazwan are often frightened of openly confronting him.

International and regional NEO refused to discuss his practices with the Middle East Eye.

The community is believed to have existed in Yemen as early as circa 130 CE until its demise around 1940.

Sharʿab as-Salam was considered one of the most illustrious places of Jewish settlement in Yemen.