Dozens of Emirati military vehicles deploy in Aden Al-Ma’ashiq Palace

ADEN, May 21 (YPA) – Hundreds of armed elements of Afash Tariq’s forces, reinforced by Emirati military vehicles, deployed on Saturday in Al-Ma’ashiq Palace in the city of Aden, southern Yemen.

Local sources said that Aden witnessing military tensions between the Southern Transitional Council (STC) militia and Tariq Afash’s forces, on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of Yemeni unity.

The STC deployed the “Security Belt forces in a number of areas of Aden, to suppress any celebrations marking the achievement of unity between the two parts of Yemen.

The STC militias prevented the Riyadh-formed Presidential Council, headed by Rashad Al-Alimi, who resides in Al-Ma’ashiq Palace, from marking the national day of Yemeni unity in Aden.

Political observers believed that the “STC”, which is a member of the Alimi Council, according to the “Riyadh consultations”, showed the fragility of its presence in Aden.

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