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The '''Security Belt''' ([[Arabic Language|Arabic]]: الحزام الأمني) is a militia based in [[Southern Yemen]]. Operating in the governorates of [[Aden Governorate|Aden]], [[Lahij Governorate|Lahij]] and [[Abyan Governorate|Abyan]], the militia is heavily supported by the [[United Arab Emirates]]. It has faced accusations of human rights abuses, and of being under the control of the UAE, despite officially being subordinate to [[Yemen|Yemen’s]] Interior Ministry. The Security Belt has fought against [[Al-Islah (Yemen)|Islah]], [[al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula]] and the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s]] [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Yemen Province|Yemeni branch]]. |
The '''Security Belt''' ([[Arabic Language|Arabic]]: الحزام الأمني) is a militia based in [[Southern Yemen]]. Operating in the governorates of [[Aden Governorate|Aden]], [[Lahij Governorate|Lahij]] and [[Abyan Governorate|Abyan]], the militia is heavily supported by the [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/06/22/yemen-uae-backs-abusive-local-forces |title=Yemen: UAE Backs Abusive Local Forces|date=22 June 2017|publisher=Human Rights Watch|access-date=7 February 2018}}</ref> It has faced accusations of human rights abuses, and of being under the control of the UAE, despite officially being subordinate to [[Yemen|Yemen’s]] Interior Ministry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-yemen-torture-prisons-20170622-story.html|title=Inside Yemen's secret prisons: 'We could hear the screams'|first=Maggie|last=Michael|date=22 June 2017|publisher=Chicago Tribune|access-date=7 February 2018}}</ref> The Security Belt has fought against [[Al-Islah (Yemen)|Islah]], [[al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula]] and the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s]] [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Yemen Province|Yemeni branch]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/11/islamic-state-yemen-challenge-war-saudi-arabia-us.html|title=Defeating IS in Yemen|first=Giorgio|last=Cafiero|date=21 November 2017|publisher=al-Monitor|access-date=7 February 2018}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:21, 7 February 2018
The Security Belt (Arabic: الحزام الأمني) is a militia based in Southern Yemen. Operating in the governorates of Aden, Lahij and Abyan, the militia is heavily supported by the United Arab Emirates.[1] It has faced accusations of human rights abuses, and of being under the control of the UAE, despite officially being subordinate to Yemen’s Interior Ministry.[2] The Security Belt has fought against Islah, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s Yemeni branch.[3]
References
- ^ "Yemen: UAE Backs Abusive Local Forces". Human Rights Watch. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ Michael, Maggie (22 June 2017). "Inside Yemen's secret prisons: 'We could hear the screams'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ Cafiero, Giorgio (21 November 2017). "Defeating IS in Yemen". al-Monitor. Retrieved 7 February 2018.