President Al-Alimi: The "Southern Transitional Council" must withdraw from Hadramawt and Al-Mahra and hand over the camps to the Homeland Shield Forces.
Separatists in southern Yemen accused Saudi Arabia on Friday of targeting their forces with airstrikes, something not immediately acknowledged by the kingdom after it warned the forces to withdraw from governorates they recently took over
2 week agoSouthern Yemeni separatists dismiss Saudi call to withdraw from eastern provinces
The Second Military Region: We are extremely surprised by the airstrike carried out by Saudi aircraft against one of its camps in Wadi Nahab.
2 week agoPro-STC Second Military Region expressed deep concern, saying that Saudi aircraft carried out airstrikes this morning targeting positions of the Hadrami Elite Forces on two occasions, at 08:00 and 09:15 local time, including an attack on the Nahb camp after it had been secured
2 week agoSTC-affiliated troops stormed several houses in Ghayl bin Yamin district of Hadramout governorate today.
2 week agoThe Southern Transitional Council affirms that the unjust Saudi airstrikes targeting the Hadhrami Elite Forces will not serve any path toward understanding, nor will it deter the people of the South from moving forward to restore their full and legitimate rights
Aden Independent Channel: The Hadrami Elite Forces have seized control of all "rebel" strongholds in Wadi Nahb, Hadramawt.
2 week agoSaudi Arabia @modgovksa has carried out three airstrikes targeting UAE-backed @STCSouthArabia (STC) forces in Nuhoub base, Ghayl bin Yameen, Hadramawt, Eastern Yemen, marking an unprecedented development that pushes the situation into uncharted territory
2 week agoUAE-backed separatists in southern Yemen said Saudi Arabia launched airstrikes against their forces in Hadramout province
The Arab League calls on the Southern Transitional Council not to undermine the unity of Yemen.
For the second day in a row, residents of Socotra are holding a protest, demanding that the international and regional community reopen the island's airport and lift the blockade imposed on it. - AIC
Yemen: US airstrike targets senior al-Qaeda leader
The Saudi Foreign Ministry: Saudi Arabia hopes that the public interest will prevail, with the Southern Transitional Council taking the initiative to end the escalation and withdraw its forces from Hadramawt and Al-Mahra.
United Nations: We confirm that 10 of our staff members have been arbitrarily detained by the Houthis.
3 week agoThe UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council had sent several reassuring messages to the United States, primarily through the UAE, affirming its readiness to implement the US conditions related to "combating terrorism" and securing international shipping lanes within its area of control in the Arabian Sea and Bab al-Mandab
3 week agoThe Southern Transitional Council militias seize control of Nishtun port and end the presence of the Homeland Shield forces in Al-Mahra.
Southern Forces spokesman to Sky News Arabia: The Houthis are harboring al-Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood in the areas they control.
1 month agoThe UAE denied any tensions with Saudi Arabia or that it supports southern secession, affirming its continued commitment to the peace plan. A Southern Transitional Council official stated: "We can confirm that Saudi Arabia carried out airstrikes against our forces after they arrived at the 23rd Brigade in Al-Abr" (The Times of London).
A Southern Transitional Council official: We can confirm that Saudi Arabia carried out airstrikes against our forces after they arrived at Brigade 23 in Al-Abr
1 month agoA source at Yemen Airways: Scheduled flights today, Thursday, at Seiyun Airport on the Cairo-Seiyun-Cairo route have been cancelled.
The Southern Transitional Council forces are partially withdrawing from oil-rich areas in Shabwa and Hadramawt, despite maintaining near-total control over the southern Yemeni governorates
A Saudi delegation arrived in Al-Khasha in Hadramout on Tuesday, accompanied by Governor Salem al-Khanbashi, for a meeting with tribal sheikhs and local leaders following several days of consultations in Mukalla
Sources told Al-Hadath that two leaders of the Al-Qaeda organization were killed in a US drone strike in Marib, Yemen.
The Guardian: The takeover of southern Yemen by UAE-backed forces could pave the way for a declaration of secession, as the "Southern Transitional Council" forces control all eight governorates, in a major setback for Saudi Arabia, the UAE's regional rival.
For the second day in a row, the open-ended popular sit-in continues in Al-Arood Square in the capital, Aden, demanding independence.
Reuters, quoting an official from Yemen's Southern Transitional Council: We did not ask the government to leave Aden.
1 month agoThe website of the Ministry of Transport, which is run by a minister from the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council, acknowledged the suspension of flights at Aden International Airport. The ministry apologized to passengers affected by the sudden disruption and affirmed that it was making significant efforts to resume flights within the next few hours.
Crowds of citizens demonstrated near the residence of the governor of Hadramawt in Mukalla, and the leadership of the Second Military Region intervened to listen to the protesters' demands.
Yemen: A correspondent reports that forces of the Southern Transitional Council have seized control of the "Mechanized 12" Brigade and the surrounding area of the Al-Uqla oil facility in Shabwa Governorate, in the south-central part of the country.
