{"id":7284,"date":"2026-01-02T13:56:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T13:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=7284"},"modified":"2026-01-02T13:56:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T13:56:51","slug":"yemens-separatist-stc-accuses-saudi-arabia-of-bombing-forces-along-border-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=7284","title":{"rendered":"Yemen\u2019s separatist STC accuses Saudi Arabia of bombing forces along border | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Saudi-backed Hadramout governor says move under way to \u2018peacefully\u2019 take over military sites from STC.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 2 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">2 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>|<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Updated: 2 hours ago<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">Updated: 2 hours ago<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Fighting broke out on Friday in Yemen\u2019s Hadramout province that borders Saudi Arabia, between forces loyal to the region\u2019s Saudi-backed governor and the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC).<\/p>\n<p>The STC accused Saudi Arabia of bombing its forces near the border on Friday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Seven people were killed and than 20 people were also wounded as seven air strikes hit a camp in Al-Khasah, said Mohammed Abdulmalik, head of the STC in Wadi Hadramaut and Hadramaut Desert.<\/p>\n<p>But Hadramout\u2019s governor Salem al-Khanbashi said on Friday that the efforts to take back bases from the STC were meant to \u201cpeacefully and systematically\u201d reclaim military sites in Yemen\u2019s southern province.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe operation is not a declaration of war or an escalation, but rather a precautionary measure to protect security and prevent chaos,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Al Jazeera\u2019s Mohammed Al Attab, reporting from Sanaa, said fighting was reported to be taking place on Friday in positions where STC forces are located along the Saudi border.<\/p>\n<p>But, he added, \u201cwe are still waiting for confirmation about what is going on there,\u201d saying that the latest information available from the area suggested the STC had maintained control of its positions.<\/p>\n<p>The outbreak in fighting comes after Yemen\u2019s Saudi-backed government said it \u200dhad appointed al-Khanbashi to take overall command of the National Shield forces in the eastern province, granting him full military, security and administrative authority in what it said was a move to restore security and order.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia and the internationally recognised Yemeni government that it backs have accused the United Arab Emirates of arming the STC and pushing it to seize parts of the Hadramout and al-Mahra provinces in southern Yemen last month. Riyadh has warned that it views the STC\u2019s growing presence in these provinces \u2014 which border Saudi Arabia \u2014 as a threat to its national security. The UAE has rejected these allegations and said that it is committed to Saudi Arabia\u2019s security.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the UAE said it was pulling its remaining forces out of Yemen after Saudi Arabia backed a call for its forces to leave within 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia, the UAE and the STC are all part of a military coalition that Riyadh pulled together a decade ago to confront the Houthis. But the STC\u2019s increasingly aggressive secessionist acts, and allegations that the UAE is assisting the group, have fostered tensions within the coalition.<\/p>\n<p>The head of the Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad al-Alimi, warned against any attempt to oppose the government\u2019s decisions to prevent the country from sliding into a new cycle of violence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe decision to end the Emirati military presence came within the framework of correcting the course of the [coalition] and in coordination with its joint leadership, and in a way that ensures the cessation of any support for elements outside the state,\u201d al-Alimi said in a statement.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tensions-escalate\">Tensions escalate<\/h2>\n<p>The STC has insisted its fighters will remain in place in the southern provinces that Saudi Arabia and the official Yemeni government want them to withdraw from.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Saudi Arabia\u2019s ambassador to Yemen blamed STC leader Aidarus al-Zubaidi for refusing to grant landing permission the previous day for a plane carrying a Saudi delegation to Aden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor several weeks and until yesterday, \u200cthe Kingdom sought to make all efforts with the Southern Transitional \u2060Council to end the escalation \u2026 but it faced continuous rejection and stubbornness from Aidarus Al-Zubaidi,\u201d the Saudi ambassador, Mohammed Al-Jaber, said on X.<\/p>\n<p>A halt in flights at Aden International Airport \u200con Thursday continued into Friday as both sides traded blame for the air traffic shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Thursday, the STC-controlled Transport Ministry accused Saudi Arabia of imposing an air blockade, saying Riyadh required \u200dall flights to go via Saudi Arabia for extra checks. A Saudi Arabian source, however, denied the allegation, saying Yemen\u2019s internationally recognised government, led by the Presidential Leadership Council, was behind the requirement for UAE-bound flights to land for inspection in Jeddah.<\/p>\n<p>Yemeni presidential adviser Thabet al-Ahmadi confirmed to Al Jazeera that it had imposed a requirement that applied to one flight route departing from Aden airport. He said the move was meant to prevent STC money smuggling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi-backed Hadramout governor says move under way to \u2018peacefully\u2019 take over military sites from STC. 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