UAE-backed STC militias describes its defeat in Shabwah as tactical withdrawal

SHABWAH, Aug. 25 (YPA) – UAE-backed so-called of Southern Transitional Council (STC) on Sunday described its defeat in Ataq city of Shabwah province as tactical withdrawal, sources said.

According the sources said that the marks by the STC came after the Saudi-backed resigned Hadi’s forces had attacked the STC’s separatist militias and retaken over several sites in the city.

Earlier in the day, the Hadi’s forces waged an attack against sites of the STC militias, seizing a number of military vehicles and take control over al-Arsal hilltop in Ataq.

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