UAE-Backed Forces Seize South Yemen Oil Belt, Reshaping War and Gulf Power Balance

Yemen’s parliament expresses ’regret’ after STC seizes key areas

Yemen's House of Representatives has expressed "deep regret" over recent developments in southern Yemen, where the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) took control of the governorates of Hadramout and al-Mahra last week. The legislature said the"unilateral" actions were "outside the framework of the national consensus and the terms of reference regulating the political process", without explicitly naming the UAE-backed STC, Al-Masdar …

Southern Transitional Council Seizes Yemen’s Oil South

The civil war in Yemen is on the verge of reigniting after the Southern Transitional Council (STC), a powerful secessionist faction, seized control of two major provinces in the country’s south, along with the de facto capital of the internationally recognized government. The STC’s surprise offensive has destabilized the already fragile political situation and could spark a new front in the war-torn nation. On Monday, the STC announced that it h…

Yemeni Separatists Seize Oil-Rich Provinces, Threatening to Re-Ignite Civil War

The Southern Transitional Council (STC), a secessionist group in Yemen, has seized control of the oil-rich provinces of Hadramout and Mahra, threatening to re-ignite the stalemated Yemeni civil war and potentially destabilize the region. The post Yemeni Separatists Seize Oil-Rich Provinces, Threatening to Re-Ignite Civil War appeared first on Breitbart.

UAE-backed forces seize South Yemen oil belt, reshaping war and Gulf power balance

The STC’s growing power in southern Yemen, while unlikely to mitigate Houthi terrorism, could gift Israel a key ally in the region, particularly if an independent south joins the Abraham Accords.