Islah sends militray reinforcments to Abyan

ABYAN, Aug. 30 (YPA) – Islah militias sent reinforcements toward province of Abyan, Southern Yemen, local activists said on Sunday.

Local activists from Shuqrah district circulated several photographs showing reinforcements of al-Islah militias to the Sheikh Salem area in Abyan.

The activists said the aim of the reinforcements towards Sheikh Salem was to take control of areas captured in the past days after the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) militias suffered heavy losses.

The activists noted that al-Islah militias have been engaged in violent confrontations with the STC elements since its withdrawal from the so-called Riyadh agreement.

E.M