Seizure of South Yemen by UAE-backed forces could lead to independence claim
STC troops now control all eight governorates, a major setback for Emirates’ regional rival Saudi ArabiaThe United Arab Emirates-backed military leadership in South Yemen has seized power across the whole of the south of the country, a move that opens up the possibility that the South will...
<p>STC troops now control all eight governorates, a major setback for Emirates’ regional rival Saudi Arabia</p><p>The United Arab Emirates-backed military leadership in South Yemen has seized power across the whole of the south of the country, a move that opens up the possibility that the South will declare independence and revert Yemen to being two states for the first time since 1960.</p><p>As many as 10,000 troops from the Southern Transitional Council (STC) poured into the oil-rich Hadramaut governorate last week and later into Marah, the less-populated governorate bordering Oman, which had not previously been under its control.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/08/seizure-south-yemen-uae-backed-forces-could-lead-independence-claim">Continue reading...</a>
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