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Deadly Saudi airstrikes hit separatist camp in Yemen: STC official


Supporters of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), backed by the United Arab Emirates, wave STC flags during a rally in Aden, Yemen, on Jan. 1, 2026. (Credit: Fawaz Salman/Reuters)

Saudi airstrikes hit a U.A.E.-backed separatist military camp in Yemen's Hadramawt province on Friday, causing deaths and injuries, a senior official for the group told AFP.

A senior STC official told Reuters that Saudi Arabia launched seven airstrikes on Yemen on Friday.

The Kingdom hasn't claimed any attacks yet.

Seven air strikes hit the camp in Al-Khasah, said Mohammed Abdulmalik, head of the Southern Transitional Council in Wadi Hadramaut and Hadramaut Desert, adding that a ground attack was repelled. The number of deaths and injuries was not immediately available.

Saudi airstrikes hit a U.A.E.-backed separatist military camp in Yemen's Hadramawt province on Friday, causing deaths and injuries, a senior official for the group told AFP.

A senior STC official told Reuters that Saudi Arabia launched seven airstrikes on Yemen on Friday.

The Kingdom hasn't claimed any attacks yet.

Seven air strikes hit the camp in Al-Khasah, said Mohammed Abdulmalik, head of the Southern Transitional Council in Wadi Hadramaut and Hadramaut Desert, adding that a ground attack was repelled. The number of deaths and injuries was not immediately available.