Several militia members of STC injured in bomb attack in Abyan

ABYAN, July 05 (YPA) – A number of militia members of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), were injured on Tuesday by an attack with explosive devices in Abyan province, southern Yemen.

According to local sources, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded and targeted a military vehicle belonging to the STC militia in Wadi Omran, east of Mudiyah district, leaving some injures.

Recently, al-Qaeda attacks have returned to the scene in Abyan and Shabwa provinces after relative calm among Saudi-backed armed groups against UAE-backed factions.

UAE-affiliated factions have been facing fierce resistance in Abyan province since the STC militia announced the launch of “Operation Shaham al-Sharq” to expel Saudi-backed factions ( Islah and al-Qaeda militants) from Abyan province in early August.

E.M