Security Belt
| Security Belt Forces | |
|---|---|
| قوات الحزام الأمني | |
| File:Security Belt Forces.png Security Belt Forces insignia | |
| Leaders | Aidarus al-Zoubaidi |
| Ideology | Separatism |
| Size | 13,000 |
| Part of | File:Flag of South Yemen.svg Southern Movement |
| Allies | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates File:Flag of the Tihamah Resistance.svg Tihamah Resistance National Resistance Giants Brigades |
| Opponents | File:Houthis Logo.png Houthis File:Logo of the Yemeni Congregation for Reform (al-Islah).svg Al Islah File:ShababFlag.svg AQAP File:ShababFlag.svg Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Yemen Province |
| Battles and wars | Yemeni Civil War (2015-Present) |
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The Security Belt Forces (Arabic: قوات الحزام الأمني) is a paramilitary force based in Southern Yemen that forms the elite military wing of the Southern Transitional Council.[1] The force operates in the governorates of Aden, Lahij and Abyan and is trained and heavily supported by the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces.[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]
In the Battle of Aden (2018), Mount Hadid, which was under control of troops led by Major General Aidarus al-Zoubaidi, came under attack by pro-Hadi government forces. The Security Belt consolidated its force in Aden and has established the city as its central command.[4]
According to reporting by The Associated Press, Security Belt forces provide security for Beir Ahmed prison in Aden, which has reportedly been the site of extensive torture and human rights violations.[5][6]
See also
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[edit | edit source]- ^ Brothers no more: Yemen's Islah party faces collapse of Aden alliances Middle East Eye, October 21, 2017
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