UAE-backed militias controls strategic areas in Abyan

ABYAN, Jan. 7 (YPA) – The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s militias on Tuesday announced that they took control of new areas in al-Mahfad district of Abyan province, southern Yemen.

The STC’s militias in Abyan said in a statement they controlled the areas of al-Raida and al-Khayala Mountains in al-Mahfad district, causing heavy losses to Hadi’s forces backed by Islah Party fighters.

The statement indicated that a military campaign targeted those whom it described as “Al-Qaeda elements” in Hadi’s forces, who had fled towards al-Mahfad mountains.

On the other hand, the UAE-backed militia leader in Abyan Abdullatif al-Sayed vowed to defeat Hadi and Islah forces and teach them harsh lessons, describing them as “terrorist elements”.

YPA