YEMEN Press Agency

Military reinforcements of STC arrive at Abyan

ABYAN, May 14 (YPA) – Military reinforcements belong to southern transitional council (STC)’s militias arrived on Wednesday at Abyan province, sources told Yemen Press Agency.

The southern militiamen requested military reinforcements from Lahj and Aden provinces due to their defeating and losing several military sites in battles with Islah party’s militias.

On Tuesday, sources confirmed that the southern militias launched an attack, retaking over military sites in Sabyat and Taria areas in Zunjbar city.

The southern militants used ambushes to inflict Islah militias heavy losses.