Senior official resigns from Islah Party in Shabwah

SHABWAH, Dec. 23 (YPA) – A senior local official belonging to Islah Party (Yemeni Branch of Muslim brotherhood) in Shabwah province on Monday announced that he had resigned from the party, whose militias control the province.

Ali Amer, director of the Ataq city district, the capital of Shabwa province, said the province has been managed by telephone from Marib province, militarily.

He justified that his resignation to stand by his family in Shabwah.

Amer’s resignation is the first for Islah Party in Shabwah province, which is an indication imbalance in Hadi’s forces and the al-Islah militia, which has controlled the province since August.

The resignation following the news stating the formation of a “southern coalition” in Shabwah, led by Saleh bin Farid al-Awlaki, who has defected from STC.

According to the media, the coalition was formed with a Saudi -Emirati support away from the conflict in Aden between the UAE’s  Southern transitional council and Hadi’s government.

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