STC sends military campaign to control of oil fields in Shabwa

SAHBWA, May 18 (YPA) – The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) sent a military campaign to impose full control over the oil fields in Osaylan district of Shabwa province, which are controlled by the Belharith tribes.

Local sources indicated that the military campaign of the “STC” turned on the city of Ataq, the center of the province, to expel al-Amaliqa militants sent by “Tariq Afash” from the western coast stationed in the oil fields in “Jannah Hunt” area.

The sources pointed out that the “STC” used some of the tribes of Osaylan to reinforce its gunmen in preparation for launching a large-scale operation to seize the oil fields.

This came after the 5th al-Amaliqa Brigade” of “Tariq Afash funded by the UAE took control of the areas located in the vicinity of the oil fields in Osaylan desert during the past weeks, and expelled the Saudi-backed Islah militants.

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