Yemeni minister reveals to the island the reality of the Saudi-Emirati dispute in Aden

Al Jazeera Net - Special

A Yemeni government minister revealed the truth of the Saudi-Emirati dispute in Aden, as well as the reasons for the overflights of warplanes since yesterday in the skies of the interim capital of Aden in the south of the country, in conjunction with the attempt of the UAE-backed security belt forces to storm the presidential palace after the funeral of a number of soldiers , Killed in a recent Houthi attack.

The Yemeni minister told Al Jazeera Net - on condition of anonymity - that the warplanes that flew until late last night were Saudi, not UAE, as some media reported.

Insurance of minors
On the objectives of the intensive flight, the Yemeni minister said that he was aiming to monitor the movements of forces belonging to the UAE towards the presidential palace, where the legitimate government is based.

The minister pointed out that the Saudi aircraft dropped light bombs during the night hours in the vicinity of the presidential palace of Ma'haiq, where the government presidential protection forces are located in order to detect any suspicious movements of the forces of the UAE.

As for the nature of the UAE's intervention in the recent events in Aden and the attempted coup against the legitimate government as evidenced by the announcement of the Vice-President of the Transitional Council Hani bin Brik close to Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, who vowed to expel the government and control the presidential palace, the Yemeni minister said that the UAE It is behind these arrangements indirectly.

"The UAE wanted to reverse the situation in Aden through the use of its tools and forces in the city, but when it realized the difficulty of doing so, and also realized the reality of the Saudi position rejecting its actions in Aden and the pressure it received from Riyadh on Wednesday, tried to call for calm and dialogue in Aden by the Minister For Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash.

The government official said that after talking about the withdrawal from Yemen, the UAE is using its forces and militias formed in the south to strike the legitimate government.

He pointed out that Abu Dhabi is still in the coalition process and has not announced its departure so far, which means that it remains committed to Saudi Arabia with many things with regard to Yemen, but there is deep disagreement between them and Saudi Arabia, especially on the issue of the south and the forces supporting them in Aden.

Government sources confirmed to Al Jazeera that the UAE has taken full support of the Transitional Council during the past two days, so that it sent nutrition from its camp in Aden to supporters of the transitional who gathered in the arena of performances, and leaders of the transitional meetings held at the Emirates camp, after which came out weapons and patrols Emirati military in preparation for confrontations.

Differentiated abilities
Al-Jazeera Net spoke with Yemeni military expert Ali al-Dahab, who stated that the fighting position taken by the UAE and the Southern Transitional Council against the government was hasty and indiscriminate, because such an operation exceeds the capabilities of the UAE. Armed formations of the Transitional Council, in front of the army loyal to President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi, which includes more than 13 brigades, the forces that make up the presidential protection.

In the event of any advance to the Hadi forces backed by Saudi forces, the military expert does not rule out that the participation of the United Arab Emirates in return, which may not be limited to aerial reconnaissance and temporary formal neutrality, and may try to use it to break any superiority of the presidential forces in front of the formations it collects, because in case the forces According to Abu Dhabi, it means losing its interests, according to gold.

He believes that the events in Aden during the past periods have been sufficient evidence to prove the mentality of the UAE thinking, as it will not accept to stand idly by seeing the breaking of the forces fighting it proxy.

Al Dhahab confirms that the UAE's presence in Aden is evidence that it intends to support the Transitional Council - its first agent in the south of the country - and expects the UAE to direct Tariq Saleh's forces on the Abu Dhabi-backed West Coast to support the Transitional Council in Aden in the coming days.