Islah party accuses UAE of forming militias in southern Yemen

SANAA, April 15 (YPA) – Leaders of Islah party on Saturday have launched a verbal attack on the United Arab Emirates (UAE), accusing it of forming and training militias in the south against the so-called the exiled Hadi government and Islah party.

“The UAE continues to manufacture military formations and train armed militias to extend its influence in the southern regions, which is against the state project,” the head of the Yemeni Islah party, Abdul Razzaq al-Hijra said during Sayoun’s meeting on Saturday.

They accused the UAE them of occupying forces and using the so-called southern Transition council (STC) and its leadership to carry out its expansionist occupation.

Islay party further accused the UAE of sending three drones to target Sayoun’s meeting and supporting and inciting the people in the South to go out in massive marches against the government of Hadi and Ali Mohsen.

Leaders of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), the UAE militia have attacked and threatened the exiled Hadi’s government, coalition leaders and Saudi presence in Sayoun.
They considered Saudi presence as an occupation, and terrorism and al-Qaeda will return again in Hadramout.

Earlier, the UAE forces had practiced torture, contempt, evacuation, murder, expulsion, assassinations, arrests, and rapes against leaders, officials, and social figures affiliated to Islah party (the branch of Muslim brotherhood in Yemen) in Aden and others southern provinces.