STC sends four military brigades to Abyan

ABYAN, Nov. 02 (YPA) – The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) sent four new brigades to the Abyan front, after Saudi forces began withdrawing from Shabwah province.

According to local sources, the STC carried out a large-scale deployment to strengthen its military presence in the Sheikh Salem Front and the Qarn al-Kalasi Front in the past few hours.

The sources explained that the movements of the STC in Abyan, came after the departure of Saudi forces the city of Ataq in Shabwah towards the al-Wadea border crossing, linking Saudi Arabia with eastern Yemen, in the early hours of Monday.

The move is like announcing the death of the “Riyadh Agreement” signed between the STC and the pro-aggression government in early November 2019.

Pro-Islah activists on social media denounced the military escalation of the “STC” in Abyan, describing  it as  “a dangerous step that threatens the Riyadh agreement and undermines the security and stability of the province.”

Earlier Monday, Military Spokesman for the “STC” militia, Mohammed al-Naqib described the withdrawal of Saudi forces from Shabwah as “a step in the right direction”, and the success of the “STC” to withdraw the protection paper provided by the coalition for the Islah militants in Shabwah.

E.M