Military commander in ‘Presidential Protection’ declares his rebellion against Al-Alimi

ABYAN, Aug. 09 (YPA) – Mehran al-Qubati, commander of the “Fourth Brigade of Presidential Protection” announced on Tuesday evening his rebellion against the head of the Riyadh-formed Presidential Council, Rashad al-Alimi, calling it a “betrayal.”

“As we expected the UAE –backed Presidency Council in al-Ma’ashiq palace under the leadership of Rashad Al-Alimi wins for the UAE project in Shabwa,” adding, ” May Allah make our faces of betrayal black, ” Al-Qubati said in a tweet.

Al-Qabati explained in a tweet that Al-Alimi made decisions to isolate what he called “national leaders”, which resisted the owners of small enterprises, referring to the regional project of the “Southern Transition Council” , which demanding separation of Yemen.

The UAE-backed  militia in Aden was able to expel the then “Presidential Protection Brigades” of the fugitive Hadi in August 2019, which withdrew to the coastal city of Shuqra in Abyan, after the “STC” militia took control of the city of Zinjibar.

E.M