The “High Treason” Scenario: Al-Waziyah Reveals How Abu Dhabi and Riyadh’s Proxies Fight for Influence and Exchange Roles in the Siege Over the Bodies of Innocent People

In the heart of the strategic geography of Al-Waziyah district, shameful chapters of the struggle between “lackeys” over the crumbs thrown by their masters are being revealed today. The region has been transformed into a human “slaughterhouse” shared by the whims of Tariq Saleh’s militia and the factions of the Islah Party. This infighting, cloaked by both sides in claims of “legitimacy” and “resistance,” is nothing more than a blatant manifestation of the mercenary ideology that crushes the nation’s dignity for the sake of “dirhams and riyals.” Maps of blood are drawn with the ink of treachery, and rifles are used to serve the fragmentation projects led by the regional occupier, with no regard for the sovereignty of the land or the sanctity of the blood of innocent citizens who have become fuel for this senseless inferno.

The surreal scene in Al-Waziyah reflects a state of hostile collusion between the instruments of aggression. The militia of the “traitor” Tariq Saleh besieges the villages from the outside, while the mercenaries of the Islah party enforce the siege from within. This criminal exchange of roles exposes the ugliness of their project and confirms that they are merely hired gangs with no agency of their own. As sovereignty is sold in an auction of subservience, this conflict stands as conclusive proof of the fracturing of the “Arab coalition,” which has reaped nothing but disappointment in Yemen. At the same time, it reinforces the correctness of the firm and unwavering stance adopted by Sana’a from day one in confronting this destructive project and its cheap tools, which know nothing but killing and brutalizing innocent civilians.

The Doctrine of Plunder and the Struggle for Extortion

Tariq Saleh’s militia in Al-Waziyah operates with the mindset of a lawless gang, launching widespread campaigns of intimidation under the pretext of “pursuing saboteurs” to justify storming villages and imposing a forced military presence aimed at protecting the “Al-Mukha colony” with direct Emirati funding. The use of explosive-laden drones to target civilian homes and the cold-blooded assassination of the young Burhan Jaber document the moral depravity of this force, which sees Yemeni territory only as collection points and avenues for extortion. This criminal behavior proves that these militias are the primary enemy of stability, and that their existence is linked to perpetuating chaos to ensure the continued flow of financial support from the capitals of conspiracy.

Similarly, the Islah Party emerges as another face of the same coin, mobilizing its militias under the guise of “resistance” and general mobilization, using civilian homes in the Al-Rawajil Mountains as barricades to protect its crumbling influence. The fact that these factions are entrenching themselves behind the blood of innocents reveals the true nature of their project, which is based on exploiting people’s suffering as political and military leverage to curb the ambitions of their “sworn ally.” The infighting raging today is not a defense of a republic or sovereignty, but rather a frenzied struggle over smuggled goods and illicit customs revenues—a spectacle that exposes the falsity of the nationalistic slogans they raise to mislead a public exhausted by the consequences of their crimes.

This “bloody collusion” among these mercenary tools confirms that we are facing forces that have completely lost their national compass and become beholden to the dictates of their foreign funders, turning Al-Waziyah into a mere conduit for exchanging fiery messages between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi. Their inability to present a single model of stability in the occupied territories proves that these mercenaries are nothing more than subcontractors, and that their guns move only on the orders of the military attachés in the capitals of the aggressors. Ultimately, the Yemeni citizen remains the sole victim of the gambles of these proxies who sold their dignity for a handful of foreign currency, turning the homeland into an arena for settling regional scores.

An Extension of the Aggression Axis’s Fractures

The events in Al-Waziyah cannot be isolated from their broader context as a geographical and military extension of the escalating Saudi-Emirati conflict in Yemen. Each side seeks to consolidate its influence through its local proxies at the expense of national sovereignty. While the UAE is pushing Tariq Saleh to secure absolute control over the western coast and protect shipping lanes, Saudi Arabia is working through the Islah Party to obstruct this expansion and prevent Abu Dhabi from monopolizing control over the mountains and the coast. This conflict between the two poles of aggression proves that, for them, Yemen is nothing more than an arena for geopolitical bargaining, and their proxies are merely pawns to be sacrificed without consequence.

Al-Waziyah represents a breaking point in the relationship between the “allies,” having transformed from a contact zone into an open front for internecine conflict fueled by divergent regional agendas regarding the future of ports and waterways. The UAE’s insistence on tightening its grip on this strategic district aims to sever the coast from the Yemeni interior, a move Saudi Arabia considers a direct threat to its historical influence in Taiz and its surrounding areas. This strategic clash exposes the fact that the “coalition” did not come to save Yemen, but rather to divide influence over its ruins, using these mercenaries as human shields and political fronts to legitimize the occupation and tear apart the social fabric.

In this context, the infighting in Al-Waziyah is a “rehearsal” for further fragmentation awaiting the occupied territories, given the conflicting interests between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi. The inability of these forces to coexist, despite operating under a single umbrella, proves that projects of subservience cannot build a nation, but rather establish warring cantons that are easily managed from abroad. Turning Yemeni territory into a testing ground for weapons and a battleground for settling regional scores places these mercenaries in the category of “high treason,” as they fight fiercely to enable the occupiers of their land, while pointing their guns at the chests of their own countrymen and neighbors.

Background to the “Brotherly Enemies” Conflict

Understanding the situation in Al-Waziyah necessitates revisiting the bloody history that preceded it, most notably the bloody conflict that took place in Hadramawt Governorate between UAE-backed militias and Saudi-backed mercenaries several months ago. In Hadramawt, the reality of the “erosion of the axis” became apparent when forces of the so-called First Military Region, affiliated with Islah, clashed with factions of the Southern Transitional Council.