YEMEN Press Agency

STC militias vow to expel militants of Islah-run First Military Zone

HADTAMOUT, Jan. 26 (YPA) – The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) militias vowed on Thursday to start a battle to expel the militants of the Islah-run First Military Zone” from Wadi Hadramout.

Head of the Assistant Executive Committee of the STC in the districts of Valley and Desert of Hadramout, “Mohammed Abdul-Malik al-Zubaidi,” said that the expulsion of the “First Military Region” forces and its terrorist tools would be very close.

“The struggle and continuous popular pressure in Hadramout succeeded in defeating the first military zone, which is called the “Jathma Barracks.”

Al-Zubaidi indicated that the Emirati-backed Hadrami Elite forces being on the outskirts of the city of Seiyun, waiting for orders to move and expel what he described as terrorism from the Valley.

He called on the STC’s supporters to continue their protests against the coalition-backed government forces.

The recent threats by the STC came after directives were issued by the Saudi authorities and forces to evacuate a camp belonging to the STC-backed committee in the “Adab” area, amid the refusal of the committee, which called on its supporters to defend the camp.

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