US EditionMore Saudi airstrikes hit separatist positions in Yemeni port city
Saudi warplanes conducted over 100 airstrikes across Hadramout targeting Southern Transitional Council positions to prevent their regrouping and advance on Mukalla, officials said.
- On Saturday, Saudi warplanes carried out new airstrikes on a military camp in the port city of Mukalla as Saudi-backed forces moved to retake the city, with no immediate Saudi comment.
- After the STC seized territory last month in Hadramout and Mahra, the latest strikes came a day after the Southern Transitional Council announced a constitution for an independent south.
- An STC official said more than 100 Saudi airstrikes struck Hadramout over the past 24 hours, causing deaths and injuries, and Yemen's Transportation Ministry condemned late Friday strikes targeting Seiyun international airport.
- Mukalla residents Ahmed al-Faradi and Salem Maadan said the city is now controlled by the Hadramout Tribes Confederacy and National Shield forces, while Ahmed Baqatyan said striking the Barshid Brigade camp prevents STC regrouping.
- Tensions between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have deepened, and Saudi Arabia plans a Riyadh conference to bring all southern factions in Yemen together at Rashad al-Alimi's request.
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The Times of Northwest Indiana
Saudi warplanes again strike areas in Yemen
ADEN, Yemen — Southern separatists in Yemen said Saudi warplanes carried out airstrikes Saturday on a military camp in the port city of Mukalla and other areas where their forces are stationed, as Saudi-backed forces moved to retake the city.
Rising Tensions: Saudi Airstrikes Intensify Yemen Conflict
Saudi forces recently launched airstrikes in Yemen's Mukalla, targeting separatist military camps as tensions rise with the UAE-backed separatists. The Southern Transitional Council aims for Southern Yemen's independence, amid strained ties between coalition members Saudi Arabia and the UAE over regional control and political differences.
Saudi warplanes carried out further air strikes on Saturday at a military camp in the port city of Mukalla and other areas where southern separatist forces are stationed in Yemen, while Saudi-backed forces were preparing to resume the city.
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