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- The recent battles in which the UAE-backed Transitional Council resolved its control of Shabwa governorate, southeast of Yemen, seemed to be a battle postponed since August 2019 after it withdrew from the city in front of the forces loyal to the internationally recognized government.

However, after 3 years, the military scene on the ground has not changed much, as the government forces are still under the command of the Special Security Forces Commander, Brigadier General Abd Rabbo Lakab and commanders loyal to him, while the Shabwa Elite Forces of the Transitional Council have returned under the name Shabwa Defense Forces.

As for the political scene, it was completely different, as the governor opposed to the Transitional Council and the Emirates, Muhammad Saleh bin Adyo, was dismissed, and Awad bin Al-Wazir Al-Awlaki was appointed in his place, and a presidential council led by Rashad Al-Alimi instead of former President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi stands on the pyramid.

And the government forces appeared completely exposed, after the governor - accused of being loyal to the UAE - described them as "rebel";

Meanwhile, the accession of the Giants' forces to the Shabwa Defense Forces and the air attacks attributed to the Emirati aircraft accelerated their defeat.

Observers believe that the recent developments will deepen the division between the Presidential Command Council, which leads the anti-Houthi coalition, which has controlled the capital, Sanaa, and a number of the country's governorates since September 2014.

What happened in Shabwa is greater than Islah. There is one party that decided to open fire on the rest of the components participating in the Presidential Council and has been practicing cheap incitement since the first day of the council’s formation, in contrast to the consensus that took place in the Riyadh consultations.

— Baraa Shiban (@BShtwtr) August 11, 2022

How did the events start in Ataq?

The situation in the city became tense, following an ambush by the Shabwa Defense Forces, on the convoy of Brigadier General Abd Rabbo Laakab on July 19, but the latter survived, and despite the formation of an investigation committee, the Presidential Council dismissed Laakab from his post and other leaders before the commission’s results were issued.

Laakab, who enjoys influence among tribesmen and the local community, rejected the decision to dismiss him. Last Sunday, the Shabwa Defense Forces and the Amalekites laid siege to his house according to the governor's orders, which escalated the state of congestion in the city, two sources told Al Jazeera Net.

However, the situation exploded with the killing of the commander of the Rapid Intervention Forces in the Ataq axis, Major Laqqum al-Barassi, at the hands of the Transitional Council forces in the Culture Roundabout at two o’clock in the morning last Tuesday. The city witnessed the most intense battles since 2015, when the Houthis withdrew from it.

According to the sources, the battles that took place for two days in which tanks and heavy artillery participated, and were concentrated in the Commission Hospital, the governor's house, the local authority building, and the airport. Camps and sites.

The governorate building was controlled by the Ataq axis and the special forces, and the Tahnoun forces were expelled. The


Republic of Yemen today is victorious again in Shabwa and Ataq.

# Shabwa_victim_of_Emirati_terrorism pic.twitter.com/GhHl5UzPmI

— Nasser Awad Lakab (@S_1A__Y) August 8, 2022

The Special Security Forces were close to seizing control of the airport, which is the last military site of the STC, at five in the morning on Wednesday, before the air attacks began.

In the wake of the events in Shabwa, the Houthis distributed roles: a team flirting with the transitional by deluding it of the oneness of the battle against the "Brotherhood", and another flirting with Islah by deluding it of the unity of the battle against "aggression".


Play with others, for there is a political dispute between the transitional and the reform, as neither Al-Yadoumi nor Al-Zubaidi falsified that God commanded him to take him, as you slandered against God.

- Dr.

Muhammad Jumeh (@MGumeh) August 11, 2022

What are the factors of victory for the Transitional Council to control the province?

According to the sources, the fighters believed to be Emirati launched for about 4 hours intense raids that changed the scales on the ground, and the Special Security Forces withdrew.

One of the sources said, preferring to remain anonymous for security considerations, "Had it not been for the intervention of the Emirati drones, the reality would have been different, and we decided to withdraw and reduce our losses."

He added that the position of the Presidential Council against the Special Security Forces and its support for the governor, and what he describes as the green light from the Saudi-led coalition, are factors that caused the defeat.

In the same context, the Minister of Defense in the Yemeni government, Major General Mohsen Al-Daari, who heads a military and security committee to investigate the facts, said yesterday, Thursday, that the military operation was a must for those who rebel against the decisions, in reference to the commander of the Special Security Forces and the forces loyal to him.

Did the President of the Presidential Council stop with the Transitional?

The position of the Minister of Defense was a reflection of the position of the President of the Presidential Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, who seemed to support the governor, Awad bin Al-Wazir Al-Awlaki and the forces loyal to him.

Opponents of the Transitional categorized the decision of the President of the Council to dismiss Laakab and his loyalists in line with the forces affiliated with the Transitional Council.

This position angered a member of the Leadership Council of the Presidential Council, Abdullah Al-Alimi, and according to identical sources who spoke to Al-Jazeera Net, Al-Alimi submitted his resignation from the membership of the Presidential Council in protest against the position of the President of the Council, but the latter refused to resign.

Rejection of directives, orders, and decisions of the #Presidential_Commandment_Council


can only be described as rebellion and the coup is


not different from the coup of the Houthi militia #Presidential_Council_Safety Valve

— Salah Bin Laghbar (@benlaghbar) August 12, 2022

The former governor of Shabwa, Muhammad Salih bin Udayo, said, in a statement, that what happened is a crime that puts the Presidential Leadership Council on the line in taking positions appropriate to the gravity of the event and disqualifies them when they fail and fail to be entrusted with the interests of the Yemeni people.

The Leadership Council dismissed al-Bahsani from the position of governor of the largest, richest and most important governorate, and Bakr handed over the keys..


A week later, the Leadership Council dismissed a number of leaders of the Brotherhood’s camps in Shabwa, so war broke out, and now the reformers are demanding a change of the leadership council..


What will they do when the announcement of the dismissal of Arada from Marib and Salem from Taiz?

- Nabil Al-Sufi (@Nalsofi16) August 11, 2022

Who is the biggest loser in Shabwa?

The result represented a major setback for the Islah party, which is no longer strong in the governorate since the dismissal of the governor, Ben Adyo, at a time when the UAE-backed Transitional Council attributes the defeated forces to being loyal to the Islah party.

Immediately, the party demanded in a statement issued last night, the Presidential Leadership Council to dismiss the current governor of Shabwa, which it blamed for the attack on the army and security institutions, threatening to withdraw from power.

He said, "We hold the governor of the province, Awad al-Awlaki, fully responsible, as he rejected all political, social and tribal efforts to contain the strife and led the incitement and fighting operations with outlaw elements and by using genocide weapons, including drones, against the people of Shabwa and its components and members of the army and security, in order to continue and implement non-national agendas. with a view to eradication and exclusion.

The former governor of Shabwa said that what happened was militia behavior, which took place under the Emirati air cover, and caused an insult to the symbolism of the state.

However, the Minister of Defense tried to reduce the size of the losses, and said that what had happened had happened, and the biggest loser would be all Yemenis, and any division in the anti-Houthi coalition is in the group's interest.

Yes, we say it in bold, alone, with the boys of Iran, they congratulate you. As for us, we never accept it. The one who is not surprised drinks from the sea.

- M.

Hani Mohammed Al Kazmi (@ArchGreat) August 10, 2022

Do events pave the way for the separation of southern Yemen from the north?

The minister says that the talk about the control of the Transitional Council over the province may pave the way for the separation of southern Yemen from the north of the country, incorrect estimates, and "Shabwa does not separate or unite Yemen."

But Abdul Rahim Al-Awlaki, adviser to the former Minister of Interior, tells Al-Jazeera Net, that what happened is a plot led by the UAE against Yemen to control the south of the country and the oil wealth through the Transitional Council and its giant forces.

He explained that the issue of the secession of southern Yemen from its north is a project sought by the Southern Transitional Council as part of a plan supported by the UAE, which controls the decision of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.

But the researcher at the Sana’a Center for Studies (Yemeni non-governmental organization), Maysa Shuja al-Din, rules out the secession of Yemen, and she tells Al Jazeera Net, "Separation is difficult, because international laws are usually designed by Western countries, and therefore all of them will face separatist demands, so international law has become immunized, and it is difficult to find It has legislation that facilitates the division of states, at a time when all international resolutions emphasize the unity of Yemen.”

Maysa Shuja al-Din adds that the confrontations in Shabwa are related to a process of weakening all, and not having a strong component in Yemen.