Separatist militia to be partially disarmed by Saudi forces

A southern political activist said the Riyadh accord has disarmed the UAE-backed Security Belt forces.

Political activist Obaid al-Berri confirmed  that under the Riyadh agreement, the STC forces “would only have kalashnikov rifles” left for their self-defence.

Al-Bari said the government would continue to retain all its weapons and equipment.

He added: “The Riyadh agreement stipulated the disarmament of medium and heavy weapons of various kinds from all military and security forces in Aden and the rest of the southern provinces, while the forces that went to invade Aden retain all their weapons.”