Yemeni Minister of Transport Saleh al-Jibwani said that the return of the state in Aden will only be through the dismantling of what he called "Emirates militias" and arming the legitimate forces with various types of weapons.

This came in a tweet on Twitter, commenting on the announcement of the Arab Alliance, led by Saudi Arabia, the beginning of the withdrawal of the forces of the Southern Transitional Council backed by the UAE from the positions of the internationally recognized government in Aden, which the Transitional Council itself.

The return of soldiers from the Presidential Guard to buildings demolished with their own weapons to guard "does not mean a return to the state, as some promise," Jubani said.

"The real return of the state will only take place by arming the legitimate forces with all kinds of heavy, medium and light weapons, dismantling the UAE militias and integrating them with the army and security and pushing them to the fronts with Houthi," he said.

This coincided with the announcement of the Yemeni Interior Ministry, on Saturday, to suspend work in the ministry's headquarters and the immigration, passports and civil status in the interim capital Aden in the south of the country.

The ministry said that the decision to suspend the work was issued by Minister Ahmed al-Maisari and starts from Saturday until further notice, adding that this decision came after the coup "militias of the so-called Transitional Council against the internationally recognized legitimate government and its official institutions in Aden."

The ministry stressed that "all actions after the date of the issuance of the decision, are illegal and zero-impact, and subject the perpetrator to account."

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"We did not withdraw"
The Southern Transitional Council in Yemen confirmed that its forces had not withdrawn from the camps and vital sites they had recently seized in the interim capital of Aden, in response to statements by the Saudi-UAE military alliance that the council had withdrawn from "legitimate government positions."

Local sources of the island in Aden said that the forces of the Southern Transitional Council, backed by the United Arab Emirates, did not withdraw from the camps and ministries buildings and government departments that recently took control.

The sources pointed out that the movements of the security belt were limited to redeployment within the premises of the presidential palace, to be concentrated at its external gates and surroundings.

Hani Ben Brik, vice president of the Southern Transitional Council, tweeted: "The announcement of a return to normalcy in some media - with the aim of returning the camps that have been recovered from terrorists - is a shame."

According to Reuters, the separatists have kept camps giving them control over the port in southern Yemen, where the temporary seat of the Yemeni government.

About a week ago, Southern Transitional forces took control of brigades and camps belonging to the legitimate government, after battles between the two parties ended in control of the presidential palace, which the government considered a "complete coup" on legitimacy in Aden, calling for the withdrawal of the transitional council forces before any dialogue.