Tribal component in Shabwa disengages from UAE-backed STC’s project

SHABWA, June 21 (YPA) – The tribes of Shabwa province announced on Wednesday their disengagement from the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) project.

“Shabwa Sons and Tribes Alliance” welcomed in a statement it issued today the formation of the so-called “Hadramout National Council” established by Riyadh as an outcome of the meetings organized by the Hadrami components there since May 21.

The statement emphasized that the Shabwa tribes support the “Hadrami vision” in Hadramout people’s management of their local affairs in terms of capabilities and wealth.

The alliance statement called on the people and components of Shabwa to take a similar approach to managing their province according to a consensual vision that represents the entitlements of all the people of Shabwa, in coordination with the various concerned authorities at home and abroad.

The statement considered Shabwa and Hadramout “an intertwined fabric,” and their supreme interest and history brought them together.

YPA