UAE establishes new camps in eastern highlands of Shabwa

SHABWA, Nov.18 (YPA) – Emirati forces have established new camps in the eastern highlands of the Yemeni Shabwa province, which is under the control of the Islah Party loyal to Saudi-led coalition, local sources told Yemen Press Agency.

The new UAE camps were established in the eastern heights of Shabwa in Armaa and Al-Talh areas, after creating ‘Qarat Al-Faras’ camp located between Shabwa and Hadramout provinces.

According to the sources, head of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) branch in Shabwa, Ali al-Jabwani, supervised, during the past few days, the military fortifications in the Al-Talh camp.

The UAE is mobilizing the forces it finances from the western coast and from Hadramout towards Shabwa, with the aim of bringing down Ataq city, Shabwa’s capital, in the hands of the STC militia after its refusal to withdraw from the gas Balhaf facility.

YPA