General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar returns to Marib to plan further moves against UAE-backed militias
MARIB, June 21 (YPA) – Military official have reported that the leader of the Islah party, Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, who is a deputy to the exiled Saudi-backed Hadi government, has gone back to the city of Ma’rib on Thursday, in order to hold a meeting with his military leaders to discuss the latest development in Shabwah province.
According to the military official, al-Ahmar decided to send large reinforcements to Shabwah in order to resolve the battles with the so-called Elite Forces belonging to the Southern Transition Council, which are funded by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) occupation forces.
Ali Mohsen and Islah party are reportedly seeking to send sporadic and covert reinforcements to Shabwah in order to join the forces loyal to them there, after they have received a series of painful blows during the past 24 hours at the and of the UAE mercenaries.
Mohsen and Islah Party control the majority of the forces in the so-called “National Army”, which is supported by the Saudi invaders.
The Saudi-backed government forces have become a military target for the UAE. UAE occupation forces are trying to expel and kill the leaders of Islah party from most of the southern provinces, with the eventual goal of taking control over Yemen’s south.
On Wednesday, clashes erupted between the forces of the so-called Shabwa Elite, which is loyal to the UAE, and the forces belonging to al-Ahmar in Ataq, Shabwah province.
The ongoing clashes have resulted in the death of more than 23 recruits, the damage of military and armored vehicles and the capture of scores of fighters from both sides.
There is a power struggle between the two poles of the alliance, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which is taking place through their tools and mercenary factions in Yemen.
So far, the resolution is in favour of the UAE in Aden, Abyan, Lahj, Socotra, parts of Dhalea, Hadhramaut and Mahrah provinces, while Saudi Arabia only maintains conrol over Ma’rib and some parts of Jawf, Hadhramaut and Mahrah provinces. So far, however, the fate of Shabwah has not yet been settled.
E.M