YEMEN Press Agency

UAE pushes military reinforcements to Shabwa

SHABWA, Jan. 28 (YPA) – The UAE pushed on Thursday the great military reinforcements to the Islah militants-held Shabwa province, east of Yemen, according to sources.

The sources affirmed that the reinforcements included 15 Emirati tanks and armored vehicles, including a troop carrier, arrived at Al Alam camp in Jardan area.

The UAE reinforcements to the province came after the Saudi-backed Islah militants had created new military sites and fortifications near Al Alam camp and Balhaf gas facility.

The sources added that the UAE’s sending of military reinforcements to Shabwa also after the military committee arrived on Wednesday in the city of Shakra of Abyan and the military tension between the UAE-Transitional Council militia and Islah Party.

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