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Military wing of the Yemeni Southern Transitional Council

Security Belt Forces قوات الحزام الأمني Ideology Separatism Size 13,000 Wars the Yemeni Civil War (2015-Present)

The **Security Belt Forces** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_Language): قوات الحزام الأمني) was a paramilitary force based in Southern [Yemen](/source/Yemen) that formed the elite military wing of the [Southern Transitional Council](/source/Southern_Transitional_Council).[1] The force operated in the governorates of [Aden](/source/Aden_Governorate), [Lahij](/source/Lahij_Governorate) and [Abyan](/source/Abyan_Governorate) and was trained and heavily supported by the [United Arab Emirates Armed Forces](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_Armed_Forces).[2] The Security Belt fought against [Islah](/source/Al-Islah_(Yemen)), [al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula](/source/Al-Qaeda_in_the_Arabian_Peninsula) and the [Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s](/source/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant) [Yemeni branch](/source/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant_%E2%80%93_Yemen_Province).[3]

In the [Battle of Aden (2018)](/source/Battle_of_Aden_(2018)), Mount Hadid, which was under control of troops led by Major General [Aidarus al-Zoubaidi](/source/Aidarus_al-Zoubaidi), came under attack by pro-Hadi government forces. The Security Belt consolidated its force in Aden and established the city as its central command.[4]

According to reporting by [The Associated Press](/source/The_Associated_Press), Security Belt forces provided security for [Beir Ahmed](/source/Beir_Ahmed) prison in Aden, which has reportedly been the site of extensive torture and human rights violations.[5][6]

## See also

- [Popular Resistance Committees (Yemen)](/source/Popular_Resistance_Committees_(Yemen))

- [Southern Movement](/source/Southern_Movement)

- [South Yemen Insurgency](/source/South_Yemen_Insurgency)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Brothers no more: Yemen's Islah party faces collapse of Aden alliances](https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-yemen-islah-aden-959249443) [Middle East Eye](/source/Middle_East_Eye), October 21, 2017

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Yemen: UAE Backs Abusive Local Forces"](https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/06/22/yemen-uae-backs-abusive-local-forces). Human Rights Watch. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Cafiero, Giorgio (21 November 2017). ["Defeating IS in Yemen"](https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/11/islamic-state-yemen-challenge-war-saudi-arabia-us.html). al-Monitor. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["معسكر اللواء 39 مدرع يقصف جبل حديد بالسلاح الثقيل \[The 39th Armored Brigade is shelling Iron Mountain with heavy weapons\]"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180130091308/https://alomanaa.net/news69902.html). alomanaa.net. 29 January 2018. Archived from the original on January 30, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ap2_5-0)** al-Haj, Ahmed; Michael, Maggie (July 9, 2018). ["Yemen demands Emirates shut down prisons where abuses rife"](https://apnews.com/aef556abb5d245daaab75ba6f85e9184/Yemeni-minister-demands-UAE-close-prisons). [The Associated Press](/source/The_Associated_Press). But several security officials told the AP there was no change in control of any facilities and that Beir Ahmed remained under the control of the Security Belt, a militia armed and funded by the UAE.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ap1_6-0)** Michael, Maggie (June 21, 2018). ["Detainees held without charges decry Emiratis' sexual abuses"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180712030420/https://www.apnews.com/7994b4508e9c4a5eaf8a1cca9f20322f/Detainees-held-without-charges-decry-Emiratis%27-sexual-abuses). [The Associated Press](/source/The_Associated_Press). Archived from [the original](https://www.apnews.com/7994b4508e9c4a5eaf8a1cca9f20322f/Detainees-held-without-charges-decry-Emiratis%27-sexual-abuses) on July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.

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