STC factions besiege Hadi’s last stronghold in Aden

ADEN, May 26 (YPA) – During the early hours of dawn, Aden witnessed a new tension between Hadi’s forces and the UAE-backed Southern  Transitional Council (STC) militias  after the latter tried to storm the last strongholds of  Moeen government in light of its rejection of his escalating calls to return to Aden.

According to local sources, Hadi’s forces stationed inside the Palace of al-Ma’ashiq, the main headquarters of  his government, closed the gates of the palace and took defensive positions after groups of  STC militias imposed a siege on the palace in preparation for its incursion.

Saudi forces overseeing Hadi’s forces are trying to calm tensions.

The sources said the STC was trying to take control of the palace as part of escalatory steps that could include a declaration of a return to self-administration in Aden, through which it aims to press for new gains as it seeks to remove it from the scene.

E.M