Shabwani elite forces prepare to take control of Ataq

SHABWAH, Jan. 01 (YPA) – The southern politician Adel Al-Hasani confirmed that the UAE  occupation forces are  making arrangements to hand over the city of Ataq, the center of Shabwah province in southern Yemen, to the Shabwani elite affiliated with the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) .

Adel al-Hasani said in a tweet that a crowd of elite Shabwani and gunmen from Dhalea  includes 400 military pickup vehicles in Balhaf and the line between Shabwah and Mukalla, preparing to take over security tasks in the city of Ataq instead of the special security forces of the “Islah” party.

Al-Hasani predicted that the UAE-backed militia would turn to Ataq to fight the Islah’s Ataq and Security Axis special forces, accused of liquidating and torturing dozens of members of the Shabwani elite since the party took control of Ataq in August 2019.

E.M