US EditionYemen's southern separatists call for path to independence amid fighting over key region
Saudi-backed forces launched a 'peaceful' operation to reclaim Hadramawt from UAE-backed separatists after the STC seized territory and declared a two-year transition to independence.
- On Friday, the Southern Transitional Council announced a two-year transitional phase toward independence and a referendum, with Alzubidi urging international mediation.
- The STC's rapid offensive last month seized large parts of southern and eastern Yemen from the internationally recognised Yemeni government, intensifying a rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
- Seven air strikes hit the Al-Khasha military camp, killing seven and wounding more than 20, while the Saudi-led coalition also struck al-Mukalla port and Seiyun airport, causing coalition deaths.
- Hadramawt governor Salem Al-Khanbashi was appointed to lead National Shield forces and announced a 'peaceful' operation to reclaim military sites, saying, "This operation is not a declaration of war, nor an attempt to escalate tensions," on Friday.
- If the STC's plan proceeds, Yemen could again be split by January 2, 2028, and the crisis has deepened a Saudi Arabia–United Arab Emirates rift, risking peace talks with the Houthis and complicating Gulf oil diplomacy.
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Yemen separatists announce plans to split nation after 20 killed in Saudi-led strikes
A military official from the separatist group, which is backed by the United Arab Emirates, said that 20 fighters had been killed in air raids by the Saudi-backed coalition in the south of the country.
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UAE-backed Yemen separatists call for referendum amid fighting over key region
The surprise advance by the separatists in early December shifted power in Yemen, which has been at war for more than a decade, fracturing the coalition against the Houthis and laying bare divisions between Gulf allies Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
The spokesman, who asked not to be named, said the fighters were killed in attacks on separatist military bases in Al-Hasa and Sheikhoun.
Yemen's southern separatists call for path to independence amid fighting over key region
The surprise advance by the separatists in early December shifted power in Yemen, which has been at war for more than a decade, fracturing the coalition against the Houthis and laying bare divisions between Gulf allies Saudi Arabia and the UAE
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