UAE creates new militia in Mahra eastern Yemen

SANAA, Feb. 26 (YPA) – The UAE has sought to establish a new militia in Mahra province, east of Yemen, under the name “Al-Mahra Shield Force,” similar to its militias in Shabwa and Hadramout provinces.

Activists on social media circulated, during the past two days, an announcement of the so-called “Inclusive Council of the People of Mahra Province”, funded by the UAE, calling on the people of Mahra to join the “Al-Mahra Shield Force” starting from Sunday, February 27.

The announcement considered that the “Al-Mahra Shield” militia would be on the side of the local authorities and the Saudi-led coalition, far from the so-called “legitimacy” (Hadi-government) that the coalition claims that its war is for restoring it.

YPA