US EditionYemen Separatists Accuse Saudi Arabia of Launching Airstrikes Against Their Forces
The Southern Transitional Council claims Saudi airstrikes followed ambushes on their fighters, escalating tensions in Yemen's ongoing conflict involving regional rivals Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
- On Friday, the Southern Transitional Council accused Saudi Arabia of airstrikes against its forces in Hadramout governorate, while Saudi officials did not immediately acknowledge the claims.
- Amr Al Bidh said Council fighters were operating in eastern Hadramout after ambushes that killed two and wounded 12, following the Council's move earlier this month into Hadramout and Mahra governorates.
- The Council's AIC channel aired mobile phone footage it said showed the strikes, including a man blaming Saudi aircraft, and a Council representative placed the strikes after their movements.
- Reporting of the alleged strikes raised immediate concerns about coalition cohesion as demonstrators in Aden rallied Thursday supporting secessionist forces amid rising tensions threatening the fragile Saudi-led coalition .
- The incident adds strain to Saudi-UAE relations amid competing regional influence, as separatists' actions pressure ties and rivalries escalate in Sudan where both back opposing forces.
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Message from the Sky: Saudi Strikes Signal Shifting Dynamics Between Riyadh and Southern Yemeni Actors
A drone view shows people attending a rally organized by Yemen’s main separatist group, the Southern Transitional Council (STC), in Aden, Yemen, Dec. 21, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Fawaz Salman i24 News – In recent days, Saudi Arabia has taken notable steps that suggest a recalibration of its relationship with one of its key local partners in southern Yemen: the Southern Transitional Council (STC). The developments come at a time when Washington and r…
Saudi Arabia launched Friday air strikes against militia positions in southern Yemen backed by the United Arab Emirates, in a new episode that shows the growing friction between two strategic allies of the United States in the Middle East.
In Yemen, the separatists of the South Transitional Council (STC) accuse Saudi Arabia of bombing their positions in the east on Friday, 26 December. Positions in oil-rich provinces that they took to the government in early December. This separatist group, supported by the United Arab Emirates, but enemy of the other Huthis rebels, still claims to be determined but "open to arrangements".
S. Arabia accused of striking UAE-backed STC forces in Yemen
TEHRAN – UAE-backed separatists in southern Yemen accused Saudi Arabia on Friday of launching airstrikes against their forces in Hadramout province, allegations Riyadh has not confirmed amid rising tensions over recent territorial gains.
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