The dispute over the oil-rich province of Yemen; The center of Shabova fell into the hands of the Emirates.
After several days of heavy clashes between the forces affiliated with Saudi Arabia and the UAE, the “Janoubi Transitional Council” (the forces affiliated with the UAE in Yemen) took control of the city of Ataq, the capital of Shabwah province.
Local Yemeni sources announced that the city of Ataq, the capital of the oil-rich province of Shabwah, in the southeast of Yemen, has fallen into the hands of Al-Janoubi Transitional Council (UAE-affiliated forces in Yemen). After the forces affiliated with the “Islah” party (linked to Riyadh) had almost consolidated their control over Ateq, the Emirati drones came into action and the page was turned.
“Al-Quds Al-Arabi” quoted knowledgeable sources as saying that the city of Ataq has completely fallen into the hands of separatist forces, which consist of several newly established military units with the financial support of Abu Dhabi, and have repeatedly tried to dominate Shabwah province. The Emirati military drones bombarded this area in a crazy manner on Tuesday night and Wednesday night, without respecting the human condition and residential neighborhoods, and the other side was forced to retreat.
“Awad Bin Al Wazir Al Awlaki”, the governor of Shabwa and affiliated to the UAE, announced in a statement that the forces affiliated to Abu Dhabi have fully surrendered to Ateq.
According to this report, the fate of the military and security commanders who led the conflicts against the UAE-affiliated forces; It is unclear who Al-Awlaki described as “rebellious”.
Clashes between UAE and Saudi-affiliated groups in Yemen’s Shabwah province reflect the current differences in the so-called “Presidential Council”, which was formed with the mediation of Saudi Arabia to end the differences between the UAE and Saudi-affiliated forces.
In the continuation of Al-Quds al-Arabi report, many Yemeni politicians described the situation in Shabwah province as rare and considered it a sign of the inefficiency of the Yemeni Presidential Council, an institution that in the current conflicts in Shabwah stood more on the side of the UAE-affiliated forces than the other side.
Following the dominance of UAE-affiliated forces over the release of “Rashad Al Alimi”, the head of Yemen’s presidential council announced in a statement that following the killing of a number of civilians, this council has dismissed local leaders in Shabwah province and formed a fact-finding committee.
