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STC militia strengthens its military grip on Abyan

ABYAN, Jan. 12 (YPA) - The UAE has strengthened the presence of its loyal militias in the city of Ludar, Abyan province by sending dozens of vehicles and armed elements from the city of Zinjbar, the capital of the province. Local sources…

Abyan witnesses clashes between STC militias, tribes

ABYAN, Jan. 06 (YPA) - Armed confrontations broke out on Thursday between the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s militia and tribesmen in Abyan province, southern Yemen. Tribal sources in the province said that the clashes…

Citizens, including child, arrested in Sayoun

HADRAMOUT, Dec. 08 (YPA) - The recruits of the "First Military Region" affiliated with Islah Party on Thursday launched a massive campaign of arrests of citizens in the city of Sayoun in Hadramout province, eastern Yemen. This comes after a…

New Saudi forces arrives in Aden

ADEN, Dec. 01 (YPA) - Saudi Arabia sent on Wednesday new military reinforcements to the city of Aden, southern Yemen, amid final moves to evacuate the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) factions from their main stronghold.…