Islah carries out military campaign in Shabwa

SHABWA, Nov. 27 (YPA) – Saudi-backed Islah Pary militants carried out on Saturday a military campaign in Shabwa province, east of Yemen, according to local sources.

The sources affirmed that the campaign came to surround the stronghold of the UAE-backed leader Awadh Al-Awlaki, in Nisab area.

The sources clarified sons and tribe of Nisab prevented the military campaign from advancing towards al-Jahwa area, calling on thoses forces to leave.

Last week, the leader Al-Awlaki had called for a tribal sit-in in the city of Ataq, the provincial capital, in a move described as tightening the screws on the Islah authorities.

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