YEMEN Press Agency

Sanaa receives 30 military personnel, including leaders who defected from coalition

SANAA, Dec. 15 (YPA) – The National Center for Receiving Returnees on Tuesday has received 30 military personnel who defected from the Saudi-led coalition and returned to Sanaa, including high-ranking commanders.

Among the returnees received today are the commander of the 5th Battalion in the so-called “3rd Brigade Border Guard, Lieutenant Colonel Nasr Mohammed al-Ariqi, the battalion’s staff officers and the battalion’s operations commander.

During the receiving time, The director of the military Museum, Brigadier general Abed al-Thawr, confirmed that the days of the occupiers and the agents are numbered and will be forced to leave due to  the powerful strikes of the heroes of the army and popular committees.

He explained that the occupiers and their tools seduced some and made them human shields. The amnesty is an opportunity to be exploited by the rest of the mercenaries to rush back into the national ranks.

The defectors expressed their appreciation for the good treatment they have received from by their brothers in the army and the popular committees.

E.M