News channel May 4 (Nesma Salah) has interview with Lt. Col. Wagdy Baoum Al-Khulaifi to give a somewhat vague idea of the Shabwah Elite...
In arabic: http://www.4may.net/news/14554
I suggest this google translation page.
https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ar&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.4may.net%2Fnews%2F14554
It is a goodwill definition of his role within Shabwah and ties in with all posts above. It is dated the 4th Jan 2019 - some 3 days before the Red General moved troops towards Ataq. As such it does not explain why the Red General has moved his troops.
