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Saudi-Backed Coalition Sends Three More Brigades to Confront STC in Aden |
2023-03-15 |
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] Forces loyal to Saudi Arabia![]() arrived at the Saudi-led coalition forces headquarters in al-Buraiqa district, in the city of Aden, southern Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... , on Monday. Local sources explained that Saudi Arabia is in the process of bringing in three brigades of Death Eater Salafist elements, the so-called "Dera al-Watan" forces, to Aden in the coming days, noting that these forces were trained in the areas of "Khoura Omira" and "Ras al-Ara" near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, west of restive Lahj ... a Yemeni governate located in the southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula. It is the stomping grounds on the southern secessionist al-Harak movement province. "The command of the Saudi forces has brought the Special Tasks Battalion from Dera al-Watan to Aden," the sources said, adding that the battalion’s tasks are to protect the headquarters of the Dera al-Watan forces command in al-Sha’b area. The command of the Saudi forces will distribute those forces to the various areas of Aden city to secure it. Rashad al-Alimi, the president of the Riyadh-formed "Presidential Council", issued a decision at the end of January to form the so-called "Dera al-Watan" forces associated with Saudi Arabia, with the goal of securing his presence in Aden in the face of threats from the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council militia |
Posted by:Fred |
#3 I thought the Saudis and UAE were on the same side in Yemen, and the Iranians were on the other. Has this changed? Well, I thought there was a big China-brokered peace deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran that's supposed to go into effect. Reestablished diplomatic relations and everything. |
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2023-03-15 14:47 |
#2 "It's complicated!" |
Posted by: SteveS 2023-03-15 12:49 |
#1 I thought the Saudis and UAE were on the same side in Yemen, and the Iranians were on the other. Has this changed? |
Posted by: Daffy Glolugum2832 2023-03-15 12:43 |