US EditionSaudi Arabia Strikes Yemen Port Over Alleged UAE Weapons Shipment
The Saudi-led coalition targeted weapons offloaded from UAE ships supporting Southern Transitional Council forces, escalating tensions between Gulf allies amid Yemen's ongoing civil war.
- On Tuesday, the Saudi-led coalition launched a limited airstrike at Mukalla port targeting weapons and combat vehicles offloaded from two vessels, citing an imminent threat to security.
- The Southern Transitional Council's recent advances prompted UAE-backed STC to seize parts of Hadramout, straining Saudi Arabia ties and raising coalition concerns this month.
- Vessel footage and analyst observations indicated the Greenland, a roll-on, roll-off ship, arrived in Mukalla on Sunday after being in Fujairah on Dec. 22; ship crews disabled tracking systems and Saudi state television aired footage of armored vehicles moving to a staging area.
- Following the strikes, Al-Alimi announced a 90-day emergency, a 72-hour blockade, and ordered all UAE forces to leave within 24 hours.
- The incident is likely to curtail weapons flows from the UAE to the STC, as Saudi Arabia controls the airspace, while sharply escalating tensions between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi and risking deeper fragmentation in Yemen.
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