Large-scale southern military operation launched to secure Abyan

SMA NEWS – ZINJIBAR
Under the direction of the President of the Southern Transitional Council, Supreme Commander of the Southern Armed Forces, Major General Aidroos Qassem Al-Zubaidi, the Southern Armed Forces launched a large-scale military operation to liberate all the areas of Abyan governorate from terrorists, armed groups and outlaws.

The code-named operation Arrows Of the Orient aims mainly to cleanse Abyan of terrorist organizations, and remove the threat of Houthi complicity with Al Qaeda, in addition to secure the capital Aden, protect the roads between governorates, and detect and prevent contraband operations, including illicit drugs and weapons smuggling across the coast of Abyan.