US EditionSeparatists Claim Broad Control of Southern Yemen
The Southern Transitional Council controls all eight southern governorates after Operation Promising Future, with limited resistance as Saudi-backed forces retreated, officials said.
- On Dec 8, the Southern Transitional Council said the eight southern governorates, including Aden, are under the protection of the Southern Armed Forces.
- The STC argues it moved to unify forces, seeking autonomy for the south, which was independent before 1990, and has served in a Saudi-backed administration since 2022.
- On the ground, STC officials say the `Promising Future` operation enabled rapid gains, including Hadramout within 8 hours, as Saudi-backed units withdrew from key positions.
- Senior government figures departed Aden after STC advances; Rashad al-Alimi, head of the Presidential Leadership Council, told diplomats the STC's actions `undermine the legitimacy of the internationally recognised government` while Saudi Arabia did not immediately respond.
- Control of border provinces raises stakes because Hadramout and Al-Mahra border Oman and Saudi Arabia, while the STC’s unifying of armed forces aims to secure the south and confront the Houthi movement amid persistent tensions.
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The STC, which was backed by the United Arab Emirates during the decade-long civil war, is seeking greater autonomy for southern Yemen, which was an independent state until its unification with the north in 1990.
Yemen's separatist group, the Southern Transitional Council (STC), has seized control of much of the country's south, including the port city of Aden, which has served as the base of the internationally recognized government backed by Saudi Arabia for the past 10 years.
The Straits Times
Separatists claim broad control of southern Yemen
DUBAI, Dec 8 - Yemen’s main southern separatist group claimed broad control across the south of the country on Monday, including in the port city of Aden which has served as the base of the Saudi-backed, internationally recognised government for a decade. Read more at straitstimes.com.
UAE-backed group seizes power across South Yemen
A UAE-backed group has made significant gains in Yemen, in another conflict in which Abu Dhabi is on the opposite side to Riyadh. The Southern Transitional Council (STC) has in recent days taken full control of oil-rich Hadramout, and Al-Mahra bordering Oman, meaning the STC now controls all eight governorates that once formed South Yemen — and raises the possibility the south could declare independence once again. The capital Sanaa is in the ha…
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