ADEN, Jan 30 (NNN-SABA) – Chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), Rashad al-Alimi, issued yesterday, a republican decree to form new reserve military units, in the war-ravaged Arab country, to fight the Houthi rebels.
“President Rashad al-Alimi, issued a decree to establish reserve military units, called the Nation Shield Forces, which will be under his personal supervision and leadership, as the supreme commander of Yemen’s armed forces,” said a statement.
According to the decree, al-Alimi “has the legitimate right to determine the number of these forces, their tasks, and the place of their military operations, in an upcoming order by him.”
Al-Alimi also issued a decree appointing Brigadier Bashir Saif Qaid al-Subaihi, as commander of the newly-formed Nation Shield Forces.
Al-Subaihi is one of the prominent military leaders, who participated in the previous military operation to liberate the southern port city of Aden and the southern provinces from the Houthis in 2015.
Earlier this month, local officials said, Yemen’s warring parties were gearing up for new waves of conflict in 2023, amid a lack of decisive steps towards sustainable peace.
Various regions in Yemen have witnessed sporadic armed confrontations between local warring factions, after a cease-fire brokered by the UN in Apr last year, expired in last Oct.– NNN-SABA
