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| Saudi-backed forces continue advance on Emirati-supported troops in Lahj |
| 2023-02-17 |
| by Emad Almarshahi [HODHODYEMENNEWS] The Saudi-backed “Dara Al-Watan” ( Nation Shield Forces ), continued on Wednesday their advance towards the positions of the pro-UAE armed factions in the coastal strip of Lahj province, southern Yemen. This comes one day after the pro-Saudi forces took control of the strategic “Kharaz” mountain in the center of Al-Madhareba district, and expelled the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) militia members from it, in the first confrontations with them Tuesday. Media sources said that units of the “Dara Al-Watan” forces, which were recently established by Saudi Arabia, deployed in the southern regions of the Al-Madhareba district, which is close to Ras al-Ara area. The recent developments come in light of Saudi efforts to deploy the recruits of the “Dara Al-Watan” forces from Bab al-Mandab to al-Buraiqa district of Aden province, southern Yemen, as part of a Saudi plan to curtail the role of the UAE and its affiliated militias in the areas of Yemen controlled by the Saudi-led coalition. On Tuesday, the STC sent a strong threatening message to Saudi Arabia through the council’s deputy secretary-general, Fadl Al-Jaadi, who called on Saudi Arabia to absorb the reality, indicating in a tweet on “Twitter” platform that “the south of today is different from the south of yesterday.” Al-Jaadi confirmed in his tweet that “the STC has claws and fangs to defend itself,” describing the STC opponents as “idiots.” Observers had warned of the coalition continuing to booby-trap the Yemeni coasts near the Bab al-Mandab Strait with extremist groups, making matters worse, along with the extremist Salafist groups that make up the factions loyal to the UAE in southern Yemen. Related: Lahj province: 2023-02-13 New Group of UAE-Backed STC Officers Defect to Saudi-Funded Militias Lahj province: 2023-01-25 Several wounded as STC mercenaries attack in Abyan province Lahj province: 2023-01-19 Warning Graphic: Footage of brutal execution of two people in Lahj province Related: Kharaz: 2022-08-03 Ziad al-Nakhalah, Secretary-General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, is visiting Tehran Kharaz: 2022-05-01 Bomb blast in a passenger van in Kabul kills at least one person, officials say, in the second explosion in the Afghan capital in two days; Talib gov’t increased Kabul checkpoints to no avail Kharaz: 2021-11-26 Palestinian Seriously Hurt after Settlers Hurl Stones at Car |
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