UAE-backed militias, both Al-Amaliqa militants and Shabwah Defence Forces have on Sunday taken control over the Al-Uqlah oil field in the north of Ataq city, the capital of the province of Shabwah in southern Yemen.
Activists loyal to the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) circulated a video footage shows the so-called Shabwah Defence militia and Al-Amaliqa militants from inside the Al-Uqlah oil field after they took control over Ayad oil block “Sector 4”, which is used to pump oil to the Al-Nashima port.
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💪🏽✌️…حقول العقله بيد الابطال …(تعرفون عوض)
😹😹😹😹😹😹#العقله #القوات_المسلحة_الجنوبيه #شبوة
دويله_مارب_ملاذ_للارهاب pic.twitter.com/4XukwwB996— انين الصمت حساب بديل3 (@anen_1959) August 21, 2022
The UAE-backed governor Awad al-Awlaki arrived at Al-Uqlah hours after the UAE-backed militias entered the oil field.
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من حقل #العقله النفطي تم اعتقال الاخوانج وتم قطع شريانهم الذي كانوا ينهبونه وكل تمويلهم من حقول الغاز والنفط اليمني
تخيل ان مختار الرحبي وانيس منصور وبشير والحسني والكثير من اعلاميهم يستلمون مرتباتهم من هذا الحقول وبالدولار pic.twitter.com/xnFRE1pGAD— AfashAfash (@AfashAfash3) August 21, 2022
The capture of the oil fields, which belong to the Austrian oil company OMV in Al-Uqlah sector, came after airstrikes on the Islah militants during the early hours of the day with airstrikes.
The UAE-backed militias moved towards the district of Arma, Penetrating on the outskirts of Rakhyah district, near al-Khashaa camp in Hadhramaut, according to the sources.
