Islah militants besiege 35th Brigade’s forces in Taiz

TAIZ, July 11 (YPA) – Forces loyal to the al-Islah party, Yemeni branch of Muslim Brotherhood in Yemen, have taken control over several strategic areas in al-Hujariyah area, Taiz province, local sources said on Saturday.

The sources confirmed that al-Islah militants deployed along the Taiz -Aden road and established military outposts, from al-Birian area to the al-Turbah district.

The sources added that the expansion of the Islah militants extended to the district of al Maqaterah district, in a proactive plan, and a dangerous encirclement of the armed “35th Brigade” loyal to the UAE occupation forces.

The blocked the way for the arrival of military reinforcements from the “Tariq Afash” forces funded by the UAE, from the west coast.

The sources said that al-Islah gunmen, dressed in military uniforms, cut off many of the main streets in the city of al-Turbah district, after an attack launched by the forces of  the 35th Brigade, who are based in  the Shamayatayn district, at the behest of Tariq Afash to take control of the city.

According to the sources, the al-Islah militants have developed several military positions overlooking the west coast, in the heights of The Bani Shebeh and Bani Mohammed areas, in addition to the development of important sites which overlook the sites controlled by the 35th Brigade gunmen from the west.

The sources pointed out that the leader of the Islah Party, Wahib Abdo Al-Madjari, deployed armed groups of various types of weapons, in various mountains overlooking the line between Taiz and Lahj provinces.

The Islah party distributed various types of weapons over the past two days, to unknown elements provided to the city of  al-Turbah.

E.M