US EditionSaudi Arabia calls on Yemen separatists to leave 2 governorates as anti-Houthi coalition strains
Saudi Arabia demands Southern Transitional Council forces to return camps in Hadramout and Mahra to National Shield Forces amid ongoing mediation efforts, risking intra-coalition conflict.
- Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry urged the Southern Transitional Council to withdraw from Hadramout and Mahra governorates seized earlier this month, hoping for an urgent, orderly withdrawal.
- A Saudi-Emirati military delegation that arrived in Aden on December 12 said Riyadh stressed cooperation among Yemeni factions and urged restraint to avoid destabilizing security.
- The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council has increasingly flown the South Yemen flag as it presses for self-rule, while Aden saw calls for Thursday demonstrations supporting southern secessionists.
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Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry called on Yemen's separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) to withdraw from Hadramaut and Mahra provinces on Tuesday.
The Straits Times
The Star Kuala LumpurSaudi Arabia says Yemen group should withdraw its forces from seized provinces
DUBAI, Dec 25 - Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it remains hopeful that Yemen's main southern separatist group will end an escalation that has given it broad control across the south, deepening uncertainties in a country already divided between two administrations since civil war erupted over a decade ago. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Saudi Arabia Urges Yemeni Separatists to Withdraw Amid Coalition Strain
Saudi Arabia has requested Yemeni separatists, supported by the UAE, to withdraw from two governorates they control, threatening coalition tensions in the fight against Houthi rebels. The kingdom emphasizes cooperation among Yemeni factions to maintain stability, while mediation efforts aim to deescalate the situation.
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Saudi Arabia calls on Yemen separatists to leave 2 governorates as anti-Houthi coalition strains
Saudi Arabia has called on separatists in Yemen to withdraw from two governorates they now hold. This move could spark tensions within the coalition fighting the Houthi rebels.
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