How did the Baihan axis dissolve? Can Shabwa authority defend Ataq?
English - Saturday 16 October 2021 الساعة 09:01 am
Shabwa, NewsYemen, private:
Nearly a month has passed since the fall of Bayhan, Al-Olaya, and Usailan in Shabwa governorate, and the militias are threatening the capital Ataq at any moment after the sudden fall of these areas, but what is baffling is the great silence of the forces there, their lack of movement and their attempts to restore the districts that the militias controlled.
What is frightening for the citizens of Shabwa governorate is the lack of seriousness of the Brotherhood forces even to defend the capital Ataq, as there are limited forces at the front of the front in the Naqoub and the Saadi Triangle, which are under the control of the Houthi militias.
According to military sources in Shabwa, the issue of the fall of the capital, Ataq, and other areas is very relevant in light of the indifference, neglect and perhaps treason, as they described it, for the Brotherhood forces on the fronts that are supposed to defend Ataq, noting that the Iranian militias, if they wanted to advance towards Ataq, would do so and would enter the city within hours because there is no real power that can stop it.
But before that, the question remains, how did Bayhan and Usaylan fall despite the presence of the Bayhan axis, which consists of 7 brigades, and why was there not a battle, even if it was limited, when the militias entered?
Sources in Beihan say that the Axis forces were just statements and the attendees were in very few numbers, and there was nepotism and great corruption, in addition to the fact that those who lead the brigades, there are Brotherhood figures among teachers and imams of mosques who have nothing in military action, which is the most important reason for failure.
A few months before the fall of Bayhan, a decision was issued to change the commander of the 19th Infantry Brigade, which is the most important brigade in the axis and was led by Brigadier General Saleh al-Kulaibi, a well-known figure who was one of the most prominent leaders who led the liberation of the district from militias at the end of 2017, and the appointment of Abdullah al-Faraj, a tribal sheikh with no experience Military and caused the deterioration of the brigade's forces and devoid of forces after his failure in his leadership.
The changes and the appointment of civilian partisan figures led to the collapse of the forces, in addition to the restriction on soldiers and the great rivalries made by the leaders, causing the brigades to be devoid of personnel, which is what caused them to fall in such a sudden way.
These things are not the only reason for the downfall, but the first reason is the betrayal and deliberate surrender to the militias, which became clear to everyone, especially since the militias remained for two months on the outskirts of Bayhan after they reached the obstacle of convincing and could mobilize forces from all axes to defend them, but they did not do this and were arranging to implement their plan. It withdrew its special forces and prisoners and provided its leadership days before the militias entered the district and expanded in the governorate.
The journalist, "Bassem Al-Shuaibi" told NewsYemen: The strength of the Baihan axis brigades is estimated from 12 to 14 thousand fighters and over the years they drained billions of riyals from the state budget, but unfortunately as soon as the Houthi set foot in Baihan, they all evaporated, as if there was no axis, as if there were no forces dominant and widespread in these districts.
Al-Shuaibi pointed out, "The worst thing is that the Houthi control of Baihan and the evaporation of its military axis affiliated with the Brotherhood was not the result of a sudden military operation by the Houthis. Rather, the Houthi remained for a whole month, stationed in the Obstacle of Al-Qundah near Baihan. Therefore, if the axis had the intention of fighting, it would have arranged its forces, but unfortunately it remained Spectators throughout those weeks, and this made many talk about betrayal, surrender and receipt.
And the journalist Al-Shuaibi stated that the accusations of treason against the axis are confirmed by the events that followed the fall. Despite the passage of nearly a month since the fall of Bayhan, the Brotherhood's Ataq forces did not move any force or open any front.
And he concluded, the fear today is that the rest of Shabwa will be handed over to the Houthis, as for the liberation of Baihan, it seems that it is outside the Brotherhood's calculations.
And Ibn Adyo held a meeting last week, which he said was with the tribes, despite the announcement of several tribes boycotting the meeting to study the Houthi threat.
Ibn Adyo's resort to the tribes confirms that he does not have forces that can defend the capital, Ataq, after the forces evaporate and collapse.
But others believe that Ibn Udayi’s meeting with those who said they are the tribes, and his announcement of this and its publication in all the media, is to justify any upcoming downfall that the tribes participated in the meeting that was devoted to defending the governorate from the Houthi threat.
The political writer, "Muhammad Habtoor", said that the Shabwa authority, and all those who were drumming and shouting at it, had no right or permission to shirk responsibility for the events taking place on the outskirts of the northern governorate.
Habtoor pointed out in his Facebook post: The Houthi progress is nothing but an inevitable result of the tampering and arrogance practiced by the Brotherhood’s authority during two years against the people of the province, and I do not think that there are deals or agreements between the Houthi and the Brotherhood to hand over the province, as these are too small and trivial to manage or maintain. However, it is the same failure that has caused all these tragedies since they took over the country in 2012.
And Habtoor indicated that many of the people of Shabwa warned of such a situation and fate, and many wrote about the catastrophic repercussions of the repression and terrorism that the governorate’s authority was adopting and pursuing. Some of the tribal sheikhs did not intercede for them with their age or social status with the sons of their tribes.
