Islah pushes military reinforcements to Abyan

ABYAN, Nov. 02 (YPA) – Saudi-backed Islah Party pushed on Tuesday military reinforcements to Abyan province, south of Yemen, according to sources.

The sources confirmed that Islah sent armed men and military equipment to the coastal Shaqra front, after the UAE-funded Southern Transitional Council (STC) reinforced its militias with four brigades during the past hours.

“The Islah militants have created military fortifications and trenches on the lines of contact with the “STC” militia in the areas of Sela, Al-Tariah, Qarn Al-Klasi, and Sheikh Salem,” according to the sources.

The STC is heading to bring down Shakra coastal city in Abyan and then move towards the city of Ataq, the capital of the Islah-held Shabwa, under the pretext of defending those areas from the forces of the Sanaa government.

The Islah party imposed its military control over the districts of Shabwa after the expulsion of the Shabwani Elite militia belonging to the STC militias.

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