UAE-backed militia

SHABWA, Dec. 20 (YPA) – Armed tribesmen riding a military vehicle opened fire on a point belonging to the UAE-funded "Shabwa Defense" militia on Tuesday in Nissab area, west of Ataq city, the center of Shabwa province, eastern Yemen, local…

SHABWA, Dec. 14 (YPA) – Militia of the UAE-backed "Shabwa defense forces" on Wednesday abducted an academic and former official in Shabwa province, eastern Yemen. Local sources in the province said that the Shabwa defense forces kidnapped…

ABYAN, Dec. 09 (YPA) - A young man in his twenties was killed in the southern province of Abyan on Friday after he was arrested and tortured by a recruit affiliated with the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s militia. Local…

SHABWA, Dec. 08 (YPA) – The UAE-backed militia arrested on Thursday several Yemeni fishermen and held them in Balhaf facility for exporting liquefied gas, located on the coast of Shabwa province, in southern Yemen. Local sources said that…

TAIZ, Oct. 23 (YPA) – The UAE-backed militia led by "Tariq Saleh" on Sunday started new military movements in preparation for launching a large-scale attack towards the strongholds of the Islah Party militants in Al-Turbah city in Taiz…

SHABWA, Oct. 20 (YPA) - A senior security official loyal to Saudi-led coalition survived on Thursday an assassination attempt with an explosive device in Shabwa province, eastern Yemen. Local sources reported that unidentified gunmen…

ABYAN, Oct. 17 (YPA) - Violent clashes erupted on Monday between the UAE-backed militia and tribal gunmen in Abyan province, southern Yemen. Local sources stated that the confrontations broke out between the elements of the so-called…

SHABWA, Oct. 11 (YPA) - A violent explosion rocked on Tuesday a military position of the UAE-backed militias in Shabwa province, eastern Yemen. Tribal sources said that an explosive device planted in a military patrol of the so-called…

SHABWA, Sept. 15 (YPA) - An Ethiopian immigrant was stabbed to death with a knife on Thursday, and two others were injured after being attacked by coalition's recruits in Shabwa province in eastern Yemen. Local residents said that recruits…

SHABWA, Sept. 12 (YPA) - The UAE-backed militia on Monday launched a massive arrest campaign against citizens in Ataq city, the capital of the oil-rich Shabwa province, eastern Yemen. Local sources indicated that Ataq is witnessing…