Tribal gunmen force Islah militants to leave Al-Khalidiya camp in Hadhramaut

HADHRAMAUT, Nov. 19 (YPA) – In the past few hours, tribal gunmen loyal to the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)  have forced “First Military  Region’s militants to leave  the Camp of al-Khalidiya” in Rumah district east of Hadhramaut province.

Tribal sources said that the Manahil tribe gunmen, who were reinforced by elements of the so-called “Hadrami Elite” militia, were able to drive the militants loyal to Islah leader Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar out of the area, who took control of the camp in the Rumah district after Saudi forces left in recent days.

The sources confirmed that the Al-Ahmar militants left the camp after being given six hours as deadline from the Manahil tribes to withdraw and leave Al-Khalidiya” after being besieged from all sides by the tribal gunmen .

Over the past two days, the Manahil tribes, along with elements of the “Hadrami elite”, have imposed a siege on the Islah militants who ‘took control of the camp after the withdrawal of the Saudi forces and re-positioned in Hadhramaut.

E.M