UAE brings hundreds of militants to Mukalla city

ADEN, May 07 (YPA) – The UAE brought hundreds of militants through the port of Aden to Mukalla city of Hadramout, to reinforce the members of so-called Hadrami elite forces.

Local sources said that the move came in coordination with the leaders of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) militias.

The sources stated that the UAE transferred these forces amidst great secrecy, after the Saudi “support commander, Sultan Al-Baqami, refused to hand over the Al-Wadiah border crossing with his country to the Hadrami elite, and agreed to deploy the Saudi-funded “5th Brigade Dara al-Watan” at the crossing.

The sources indicated that the STC found an opportunity to reinforce its forces in Hadramout, after the local components there refused to participate in the consultative meeting held last Thursday in Aden.

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