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A delegation from Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council announced the group’s dissolution in Riyadh, but members abroad rejected the move, signaling that the disbandment may not be voluntary and highlighting ongoing internal rifts amid UAE backing for a potential independent South Arabia.
Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council announced it would dismantle all its institutions due to internal disagreements and regional pressure, following recent territorial conflicts and the leader's flight to the UAE, amidst ongoing civil war and regional tensions.
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen accused the UAE of helping separatist leader Aidarous al-Zubaidi escape from Aden to Abu Dhabi, amid escalating tensions and infighting among Yemeni factions supported by regional powers, which has led to increased instability and conflict in southern Yemen.
The Yemeni government accused UAE-backed southern separatists of restricting access to Aden and warned of taking necessary measures, amid ongoing hostilities despite dialogue efforts. The conflict between the government and the Southern Transitional Council has fractured the coalition fighting the Houthis, with recent territorial gains and disputes over air traffic and control, highlighting the persistent instability in Yemen.
Yemen's government, backed by Saudi Arabia, is deploying forces to oust the Southern Transitional Council, a separatist group supported by the UAE, escalating the conflict over control of southern Yemen and deepening Gulf regional tensions.
Yemen's main southern separatist group, the Southern Transitional Council (STC), rejects Saudi calls to withdraw from eastern provinces Hadramout and Mahra, citing security concerns and ongoing conflicts, including recent Saudi airstrikes, and affirms its intention to continue securing these areas amid regional tensions and support from the UAE.
Saudi-backed forces, including the Southern Transitional Council (STC), are gathering near Yemen's border amid tensions with Saudi Arabia and the UAE, as the STC advances in eastern Yemen and refuses to withdraw, raising fears of renewed conflict and regional instability. The situation involves complex local and international interests, with potential for escalation affecting broader regional security.
A suspected al-Qaeda attack in southern Yemen has killed a military commander and three soldiers from a secessionist group, the Security Belt Forces. The attack took place in Abyan governorate, and while AQAP has not claimed responsibility, it is believed to be behind the attack. The secessionist Southern Transitional Council, backed by the UAE, controls much of Yemen's south and has called for the country to be split. AQAP has taken advantage of Yemen's civil war to strengthen its presence in the country.