Senior Commander Defects From UAE-Backed Militants to Ansarullah
SANAA (Dispatches) – A senior military commander has defected from UAE-backed militants in Yemen’s West Coast Front and was received by the Houthi Ansarullah forces in the capital Sana’a.
Houthi spokesperson and member of their political bureau, Mohammed Al-Bukhaiti, announced that Brigadier General Abdulmalik Al-Abyadh who was chief of advanced operations under Tariq Saleh’s so-called "Republican Guards”, which are loyal to the Saudi-led coalition and are supported by the UAE.
According to Al-Bukhaiti, Al-Abyadh joined the ranks of the Houthi forces to fight against the occupiers and issued an apology to the homeland.
In addition to the so-called Southern Transitional Council (STC), there are various UAE-backed Yemeni forces fighting against the Houthis operating under interchangeable umbrella names of "Joint Forces” and "National Resistance Forces”, included in these are Tariq Saleh’s Republican Guards formed in 2018.
Houthi spokesperson and member of their political bureau, Mohammed Al-Bukhaiti, announced that Brigadier General Abdulmalik Al-Abyadh who was chief of advanced operations under Tariq Saleh’s so-called "Republican Guards”, which are loyal to the Saudi-led coalition and are supported by the UAE.
According to Al-Bukhaiti, Al-Abyadh joined the ranks of the Houthi forces to fight against the occupiers and issued an apology to the homeland.
In addition to the so-called Southern Transitional Council (STC), there are various UAE-backed Yemeni forces fighting against the Houthis operating under interchangeable umbrella names of "Joint Forces” and "National Resistance Forces”, included in these are Tariq Saleh’s Republican Guards formed in 2018.