UAE seeking to create “Mocha province” on the west coast of Yemen
TAIZ, Jan. 9 (YPA) – Through Tariq Afash’s forces on the west coast, the UAE is seeking to separate the directorates of Taiz province, annex them to other southern areas, and establish Mocha province.
The UAE plan includes placing areas along the coast from Mocha to Dhubab and Bab al-Mandab, passing through Dhubab, Mawza, al-Wazi’iyah districts and some of al-Hujariah districts in the south-western axis of Taiz” in a new administrative scope under the name “Mocha Governorate”, which is located in the International Navigation Corridor Bab al-Mandab under the province.
On the other hand, military sources confirmed that the UAE forces have completed the training of a new military brigade in the city of in the city of Khokha, south of the coastal province of Hodeidah, led by Abu Dhiab al-Al-Alqami.”
It began to move part of it to the Red Sea coastal Mocha, pushing it to areas south of Taiz province, as part of the plan to divide the province and separate it from it’s the west coast.
Al-Alqami transferred part of the troops to the Mocha junction, in an attempt to take control of Khalid bin al-Walid camp in that area, Yemen’s second largest military base. However, the commander of one of the giants’ brigade, Hamdi Shukri, intercepted the force and prevented it from entering the Khaled camp, which is controlled by his forces, and requested an order from the coalition.
The sources explained that the UAE is trying during the first phase to take the camp Khalid bin Alwaleed, a starting point for the deployment in the line connecting the city of Mocha to the directorate of Ma’afar to al-Hujariah districts southwest of Taiz.
amid reports of the withdrawal of the leader armed led by Haitham Qasim Tahir from the directorates “Al-Waza’a They are being replaced by al-Alqami forces, who are the rest of their troops in an Emirati-run camp in Khokha city in south of Hodeidah.
The second phase, according to the sources, lies, after the control of the line between al-Mocha and the areas of the western and southern countryside of Taiz, by the forces of “Al-Alqami” in “securing the deployment and movement of his forces and strengthening the security barriers he created in the areas of “Al-Nagthah ” and “Bandah”, south of the most densely populated province in Yemen.
Other sources said that the UAE and through “Tariq Afash” worked to transfer the Al-Alqami Brigade from Khokha city to Khalid bin Al-Walid camp in Mocha junction, in anticipation and in preparation for any attack that might surprise them, by the Islah militias, amid military reinforcements that came out of the port of Mocha, last week, and headed towards Camp Sweilah Belonging to Aafsh’s nephew.
Moreover, other sources confirmed that they have seen 20 trucks loaded with boxes and others covered, headed towards the Sweilah camp, east of the city of Mocha, and stopped a number of them next to him on the Line of Mocha- Taiz, probably equipment and weapons sent by the UAE to the forces “Tariq Afash ” to support its plan in the southern and western countryside of Taiz.
Military sources confirmed that Mohammed bin Zayed summoned “Tariq Afash” a few days ago to Abu Dhabi, following the deep resentment of the Emirati due to the infiltration of his fighters and their return to Sanaa.
According to the military analysts, the recall of “Tariq Afash” is closely linked to how to bring down the western directorates of Taiz province, after the killing of Brigadier General Adnan al-Hammadi, who opposed the UAE plan in Taiz, refusing to enter the forces of “Tariq Afash” province.
E.M