Yemen Monitor/Aden/Special:
Head of the Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, issued new decisions on Sunday regarding the reorganization of the armed forces, where a new military zone was created in central Yemen.
According to “Defense Line,” a website specializing in military affairs, the decisions included the establishment of the “Eighth Military Zone,” which will include the governorates of Ibb, Dhamar, and Al-Bayda, after separating them from the operational scope of the “Seventh Military Zone,” which covered a wider area since the army’s restructuring in 2013.
A military source familiar with the details confirmed to “Yemen Monitor” what “Defense Line” mentioned, but said that the military zone includes the governorates of Al-Dhale’ (south), Ibb, and Al-Bayda, located in central Yemen.
The decisions also included the appointment of Major General Hadi Ahmed Musad Al-Awlaqi as commander of the Eighth Military Zone, in addition to his command of the 30th Armored Brigade, while Brigadier General Adel Saleh Al-Shaybah was appointed as the Chief of Staff of the new zone.
The source told “Yemen Monitor” that Brigadier General Ali Abdul-Mughni was appointed as the Operations Officer of the zone.
Al-Awlaqi to the right, Abdul-Mughni to the north, with Adel Saleh Al-Shaybah in the middle.
According to “Defense Line,” the headquarters of the new military zone will be located in the Qatabah district, north of Al-Dhale’ Governorate, an area that witnesses an intersection of control between the Yemeni army and a number of military formations, including forces affiliated with the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council(STC), in addition to the “Giants” and “Nation Shield” forces.
