Daesh controls supply line in Taiz facilitating of pro-Islah Brigade

English - Sunday 20 January 2019 الساعة 08:25 am
Taiz – NewsYemen.net

Armed clashes on Saturday broke out between the battalions of the Colonel Abdu Farea (Abu al-Abbas) and gunmen loyal to the State Organization (Daesh) in Taiz province.

A local source told Newsyemen that the violent confrontations broke out between Abu al-Abbas battalions and members of Daesh organization in Jabal Habashi area.

The clashes came amid the killing of three extremist elements in a qualitative operation carried out by the battalions in al-Berain area in al-Hujareyah triangle.

The source added that 17th Brigade, allied to Islah Party, did not participate in the military clashes alongside with Abu al-Abbas battalions to attack the terrorist elements. The Brigade forces withdrew from the Triangle of al-Kadaha-Hemyar-Maqbana-Jabal Habashi to be controlled by Daesh elements  

Earlier on Saturday, Abu al-Abbas Battalions carried out a security operation, killing three al-Qaeda elements, one of the them was the most dangerous and he was wanted by the security authorities in Taiz.