Saudi-affiliated forces attack STC militia in Lahj

LAHJ, Dec. 10 (YPA) – The so-called “Dera’ Al-Watan Forces” affiliated with Saudi Arabia attacked areas in Lahj province, southern Yemen, arrested militias members of the recruit of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC).

According media sources, the  “Dera’ Al-Watan Forces” stationed Al-Madhariba” and “Ras Al-Ara” areas launched arrests against recruits of the “9th Commandos Brigade”against the background of their detention with tribal gunmen a water truck for the brigade in order to pressure the brigade commander to leave the area.

The soldier “Qamari Al-Saoari, nicknamed “Abu Shuja’a,” was severely beaten by Dera’ Al-Watan Forces at the moment of his arrest in in the village of “Khor Al-Omira”. They took him in a humiliating manner on board one of the vehicles to the brigade’s camp.

Tensions have escalated between the two sides in the areas, where military clashes may erupt at any moment.

E.M