US EditionSupporters of UAE-backed separatist group rally in southern Yemen
Supporters rejected the dissolution of the Southern Transitional Council, calling for an independent southern Yemen with thousands rallying under former South Yemen flags, despite recent Saudi-backed offensives.
- Saturday in Aden, the Southern Transitional Council drew thousands to rally, rejecting the group's announced dissolution and calling for an independent southern state.
- On Friday, Abdulrahman Jalal al-Sebaihi, Secretary-General of the secessionist council, announced STC would shut down all bodies citing internal disputes and regional pressure, while Anwar al-Tamimi disputed last week's Riyadh dissolution announcement.
- Supporters gathered in Khor Maksar, near Aden's international airport, waving former South Yemen flags and holding posters of Aidarous al-Zubaidi while armed groups loyal to the STC secured the area as crowds chanted against Saudi Arabia and Yemen's internationally-recognised government.
- Amid a breakdown in the Saudi‑UAE partnership, Saudi-backed forces recently pushed the STC out of Hadramout, the Aden presidential palace and military camps in al-Mahra, raising conflict risks.
- The Southern Transitional Council , formed in April 2017 and backed by the UAE, says leader Aidarous al-Zubaidi was smuggled to Abu Dhabi after skipping Riyadh talks, while members in Riyadh said they were detained and coerced.
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Several thousand Yemenis rallied in the southern city of Aden today in support of a separatist group backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a day after it disbanded following clashes with forces of the internationally recognized Yemeni government.
Supporters of UAE-backed separatist group rally in southern Yemen for independent state
The Southern Transitional Council is an umbrella organization established in 2017 for groups that seek to restore southern Yemen as an independent state, and has received financial and military support from the UAE.
Supporters of Yemen’s STC rally in Aden as tensions rise
Thousands rallied in support of Yemen's southern separatists in the city of Aden on Saturday in a show of solidarity for the group, despite pro-Saudi officials prohibiting the gatherings. The Southern Transitional Council faces an uncertain future with reports that its leader has fled the country, while a delegation it sent to Riyadh announced the dissolution of the group on Friday, though STC members elsewhere said it was done under duress. The…
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