Islah Party militants recapture military positions in Shabwa

SHABWA, Aug. 25 (YPA) – Forces of the 21st Mika Brigade loyal to Hadi’s government and affiliated to Islah Party on Sunday seized control of “al-Ersal hill” site from the UAE-backed elite militias, a military source said.

Hadi’s forces repelled earlier in the day an attack by “Shabwani elite militias” and seized several cars and an armored vehicle belonging to them.

Commenting on their defeat, the elite militias said the withdrawal of troops from al-Ersal hill near Ataq was a tactical withdrawal.

A source in the elite militia command confirmed the elite forces are rearranging their ranks to launch a major offensive towards Ataq to expulse the 21st Mika brigade forces.

YPA