STC militias besiege site near Ma’ashiq Palace in Aden

ADEN, Feb. 08 (YPA) – The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) militia imposed on Tuesday a suffocating siege on a site near Ma’ashiq Palace in Crater district in the port city of Aden, which is controlled by the Saudi-led coalition.

The Yemeni Press Agency learned from its sources that elements of the so-called “anti-terrorism force” led by Shalal Shaya surrounded a site where about 6 officers from Taiz were present, adding that the officers were summoned to Aden by the president of the Riyadh-formed “Presidential Council,”  Rashad al-Alimi.

 The sources pointed out that a force loyal to Al-Alimi tried to remove the officers, but Shaya’s elements refused the force’s interference, threatening to blow up the situation without providing any other details on the names of the officers.

YPA