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The Brotherhood’s betrayals and their animosity with the Houthis violate the Riyadh Agreement to threaten the south

English - Wednesday 03 November 2021 الساعة 03:42 pm

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Aden, NewsYemen:

A former expert in the Security Council's Yemen Panel of Experts said that there are four main factors that have caused instability throughout the southern regions of Yemen.

In an analysis prepared by Fernando Carvajal, he refuted the factors that caused instability throughout the southern regions, including Houthi-captured areas in the neighboring cities of Al-Bayda and Marib, emerging Houthi threats in Abyan and Aden, the mobilization of pro-government Islah forces around Ataq, and the collapse of the Riyadh Agreement  done in 2019.

He pointed out that Abyan, Aden and Lahj bear the brunt of the Houthi threats following the withdrawal of government forces from neighboring Bayda this summer.

Shabwa governorate is now at the heart of a new front in the conflict between forces loyal to Islah and forces allied with the Southern Transitional Council.

The southerners see the withdrawal of the pro-government Islah forces as a direct threat to their interests and a violation of the Riyadh Agreement.

The analysis pointed out that the government forces were stationed around Ataq with the aim of employing these soldiers to confront the political protests against Islah and the (unwelcome) pro-reform governor of Shabwa, Muhammad Saleh bin Adiyo, by civilians throughout the governorate.