UAE-funded STC threatens to intervene militarily to protesters’ demands

ADEN, June. 20 (YPA) – Leaders of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) threatened on Monday to intervene militarily in support of the protests organizing in the city of Aden, south of Yemen.

Shallal Shaye, the commander of the anti-terror forces of the STC, said on Twitter: “We will stand with all our strength to protect the demonstrators and support their demands to freedom and a decent life, where it is not possible to stand and watch our proud southern people die of starvation.”

For his part, “Abbas Al-Dhalei”, the southern leader affiliated with the Islah party, affirmed on Twitter: “The STC funded by Saudi Arabia and the UAE is pushing its supporters to demonstrate and demand the expulsion of the Riyadh-formed Presidential Council and its government, as well as the closure of roads leading to the Ma’ashiq Palace and burning tyres.”

He added: “Aden is experiencing the tragedy of the absence of the state, the militia’s control, and the absence of services.”

The city of Aden has witnessed a wave of demonstrations and widespread popular protests for days, during which the main streets were cut off to demand the departure of the “the Saudi-led coalition government” and the Riyadh-run Presidential Council.

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