Ministry of Defence of the government loyal to the Saudi-led coalition, on Monday directed the command of the “First Military Region” affiliated with Islah Party in Hadhramaut province to raise combat readiness to face what it called “emergency challenges.”
Chief of General Staff in the pro-coalition government, “Sagheer bin Aziz”, stressed the need to confront “terrorist organizations, and defend the Republic and unity”, in reference to the confrontation with the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) factions.
Bin Aziz’s directives to increase combat readiness in the first region coincided with the Transitional Council’s leadership escalating and threatening to use armed force to expel Islah forces from Hadhramaut Valley districts.
This comes after the announcement of the establishment of the “Hadhramaut National Council” in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, last June, to confront the UAE-backed STC project in the oil-rich province.
