Supporters of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), a coalition seeking to restore the state of South Yemen, wave South Yemen flags during a demonstration in Aden on December 12, 2025. Saleh al-Obeidi/AFP
In recent weeks, the forces of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) have advanced into vast areas of southern and eastern Yemen. L'Orient-Le Jour takes a closer look at this coalition with secessionist ambitions backed by the United Arab Emirates.The group's originsThe Southern Transitional Council (STC) is part of a long history of political and identity fractures in Yemen. From the 1960s to 1990, the country was divided into two states: the Arab Republic of North Yemen and the Marxist-Leninist-inspired People's Democratic Republic of the South. Unification quickly benefited the North, while many Southerners never felt part of a shared political project. These grievances led to a brief civil war in 1994. Won by Sanaa, it resulted in the political, military, and economic marginalization of many Southern elites, as well as...
In recent weeks, the forces of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) have advanced into vast areas of southern and eastern Yemen. L'Orient-Le Jour takes a closer look at this coalition with secessionist ambitions backed by the United Arab Emirates.The group's originsThe Southern Transitional Council (STC) is part of a long history of political and identity fractures in Yemen. From the 1960s to 1990, the country was divided into two states: the Arab Republic of North Yemen and the Marxist-Leninist-inspired People's Democratic Republic of the South. Unification quickly benefited the North, while many Southerners never felt part of a shared political project. These grievances led to a brief civil war in 1994. Won by Sanaa, it resulted in the political, military, and economic marginalization of many Southern elites, as well...
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