Al-Alimi council dismisses pro-coalition commander in Hadramout

ADEN, Aug. 13 (YPA) – Rashad Al-Alimi, head of the so-call Riyadh-formed Presidential Council, issued on Saturday a decision dismissing a senior commander in Hadramout province of Aden, east of Yemen.

The decree was issued to remove Major General Faraj Al-Bahsani, loyal to the Saudi-led coalition, from the command of the second military region, days after he was dismissed from the post as the governor of Hadramout.

Al-Alimi issued also a decision appointing Brigadier General, Fayez Mansour Saeed Qahtan, loyal to the UAE, as the commander of the second military region in Hadramout.

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