STC militias continue to expand in Shabwah

SHABWAH, Feb. 3 (YPA) – The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council ( STC) militias on Sunday took control of local market in Shabwah province, south-eastern Yemen, military  sources said.

According to military sources in the province, the militias of the “Shabwani elite ” loyal to the UAE took control of al-Arm market in Haban district, after a violent attack targeting ” Islah” militants in the directorate.

The sources added that the “Islah” militants fled in the face of the surprise attack, which was launched by the “Shabwani elite”.

The sources said the attack left a number of dead and wounded, including Bashir Mohammed al-Qamishi, a field commander in the “Shabwani elite” militias of the STC.

The STC Militias and Islah militants are engaged in fierce battles in most of Shabwah province’s districts after Islah militants took control of the provincial capital of Ataq in August 2019.

This follows the arrest of some 115 of STC militias have been arrested by al-Islah militants while on their way back to Shabwah after receiving military training in Aden and Dhalea.

E.M