Saudi Arabia resorts to recruiting second batch of “terrorist elements” in Marib

SANAA, Aug. 23 (YPA) – Informed Southern sources have revealed intensive Saudi efforts to recruit a second batch of leaders and operatives from the terrorist “Al-Qaeda organization,” assigning them leadership roles within the Riyadh-funded “Emergency” and “Dera Al-Watan” factions.

The sources confirmed that the Saudi forces command recruited this second batch of terrorist elements, who were stationed in the Al-Samdah area of the Wadi Abidah district, last Friday in coordination with the ‘Muslim Brotherhood’ (Islah Party) in Marib city.

Riyadh has been working to enlist these terrorist leaders and operatives into the “Emergency” and “Dera Al-Watan” factions to deploy them to the Marib front, the sources added. This move follows the integration of several Al-Qaeda leaders and extremist ‘Salafi’ groups in Hadramout Governorate into these same factions over the past months.

According to the reports, the Saudi command stationed at the Al-Ruwik camp, east of Marib city, has expressed its readiness to provide these terrorist leaders with equipment, munitions, logistical backing, and financial privileges in foreign currency. In exchange, they are tasked with fighting Sanaa forces under sectarian pretexts.

These developments follow recent missile and drone strikes on Saudi-affiliated camps in Marib and Hadramout over the past few days, which resulted in heavy human and material casualties. This coincides with the continued refusal of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) leaders and citizens in the southern governorates to send their sons into “Saudi death incinerators” against Sanaa forces.

Saudi forces had previously failed to drag these STC-aligned factions into their ranks, despite conducting drone strikes targeting STC camps and positions in Lahj, Shabwa, Dhalea, and other areas over the past weeks, while allegedly claiming the strikes were carried out by Sanaa forces.

YPA