Yemenis gather to show their support for the Southern Transitional Council, backed by the United Arab Emirates, in the coastal port city of Aden, the provisional capital of the Republic of Yemen, on Dec. 14, 2025. (Credit: Saleh al-Obeidi/AFP)
Saudi Arabia has crossed a threshold it has carefully avoided for more than three years. After investing significant political capital in de-escalating the war in Yemen to disengage from the conflict, Riyadh carried out military strikes against its neighbor on Friday, according to local media reports.And this time, not against the Houthis, but against a former partner on the ground: southern separatist forces backed by the United Arab Emirates, who have advanced eastward in recent weeks, seizing vast territories in the governorates of Hadramawt and al-Mahra.The reported air operations targeted positions of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), represented on the Presidential Leadership Council officially heading the country, without any injuries.This served to forcefully reiterate the message the kingdom had delivered the day before,...
Saudi Arabia has crossed a threshold it has carefully avoided for more than three years. After investing significant political capital in de-escalating the war in Yemen to disengage from the conflict, Riyadh carried out military strikes against its neighbor on Friday, according to local media reports.And this time, not against the Houthis, but against a former partner on the ground: southern separatist forces backed by the United Arab Emirates, who have advanced eastward in recent weeks, seizing vast territories in the governorates of Hadramawt and al-Mahra.The reported air operations targeted positions of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), represented on the Presidential Leadership Council officially heading the country, without any injuries.This served to forcefully reiterate the message the kingdom had delivered the day...
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