Southern journalist refutes transitional council’s “virtual victories”

SANAA, Nov. 4 (YPA) – A southern journalist on Monday ridiculed the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council’s virtual victories in the Jeddah dialogue, confirming that it is the biggest loser, contrary to what the media reports about it.

In a lengthy post on his Facebook page, the journalist Saleh al-Hanashi explained how Riyadh agreement pulled the rug out from under the transitional council, and that it no longer had any spheres of influence on the ground, except for Lahj province and parts of Abyan province.

As for the rest of the southern provinces, al-Hanashi said that they became under other administrations not associated with the transitional council, even if they were from south, as in the provinces of Hadramout and Mahra, referring that Shabwa province is controlled by Hadi’s government as well as large parts of Abyan.

Aden, the center of the transitional council power, would have a special status and administration that is not under the authority of any of the parties to the conflict, he added.

Al-Hanashi said that the transitional council’s leadership insists on selling the illusion to its supporters, through talking about alleged victories.

YPA