Bin Brik moves battle with al-Islah party beyond Abyan

ADEN, May 27 (YPA) – Hani Bin Brik, vice president of the so-called Southern Transitional Council called for opening new fronts to attack the al-Islah party, bypassing Saudi reconciliation efforts to stop the confrontations between the STC militias and Hadi and al-Islah forces in Abyan province.

“Forming a southern resistance in the Hadhramaut Valley is the safest solution to resist terrorists and defeating them from the valley,” Hani Bin Brik said in a posted on his Twitter account on Wednesday, referring to the al-Islah party.

The call for forming a southern resistance is to keeping all official institutions safe and free from penetration by the Muslim Brotherhood, he added, noting this does not require decisions or permission from any side, as it was formed in Aden and elsewhere.

Observers deemed Bin Brik’s remarks as clear declaration by the “STC” to continue the battles to root out al-Islah from the Yemeni provinces under occupation.

Some commented on Bin Brik’s announcement, saying that “the STC shows all this challenge to continue its battle with al-Islah with a green light from the Saudis and Emiratis, to continue in the efforts to try to divide Yemen in the service of the US-British agenda.”

Some believe that the al-Islah party is fighting its battle with the STC in an attempt to break a section of the supposed partition cake, which the party wishes to have a share in the areas under occupation for the services it has provided to the coalition.

E.M