“Tariq Afash” forces advance towards Al-Shamayaten

TAIZ, March 20 (YPA) – The UAE-funded forces of “Tariq Afash” advanced on Sunday towards the Islah Party militants-held areas Al-Shamayaten district, south of Taiz province.

Local sources in the province reported those forces arrived in Al-Kadha area near the city of Al-Turbah, the stronghold of the Saudi-backed Islah party in the countryside of Taiz.

The sources stated that “Tariq Afash” tried to control the Islah military sites, based on a deal he made with the leadership of the Taiz axis, amounting to 20 million Saudi riyals, at the end of last February.

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