STC militias carry out campaign of arrests in Aden

ADEN, July. 23 (YPA) – The UAE-supported Southern Transitional Council (STC) militias launched a campaign of arrests against citizens in the city of Aden, south Yemen.

Sources familiar with the matter said members of the STC’s “Security Belt” forces raided a number of citizens’ homes in Crater district and arrested a large group of people, including elderly people, under the pretext of pursuing wanted persons.

The sources pointed out that the detainees were transferred to an unknown location, while the campaign raised panic and fears of the families.

This campaign target prominent figures participating in escalating demonstrations and protests in Aden against the collapse of living conditions due to the deterioration of the local currency.

On Friday, the STC forces had stormed several citizens’ homes in Al-Sakani neighborhood in Crater district and arrested a number of citizens under the various pretexts.

The raids and arrests came in light of the escalation of tensions between Saudi Arabia and the UAE to control the stronghold of the STC, in addition, the entry of the United States into the hot line of conflict between the two poles of the coalition by sending military forces to Aden city.

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