US EditionSaudi-backed Yemen government says it retakes eastern city from separatists
Saudi-backed forces reclaimed Mukalla and much of Hadramout from UAE-backed separatists after air strikes and ground operations, reversing last month's STC territorial gains.
- On Saturday, Saudi-backed Homeland Shield forces retook the resource-rich Hadramawt, entering al-Mukalla and seizing key government institutions.
- Last month, the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council seized Hadramout and al-Mahra, expanding control in the south and angering Saudi Arabia amid their long-running rivalry.
- At least 152 members of the STC forces were wounded and 130 taken captive, with at least 80 killed since Friday; Homeland Shield forces seized all nine districts of al-Mahra after STC withdrawal.
- The Saudi Foreign Ministry said it would host a Riyadh conference to unite southern factions, with the Southern Transitional Council calling dialogue a `genuine opportunity` and Gulf states supporting talks, Al Jazeera reported.
- The operation appears to have turned the tide in a proxy clash between Saudi Arabia and the UAE, with analysts warning Yemen's sovereignty hangs in the balance after the decade-old Saudi-led coalition against the Houthis splintered.
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