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Saudi-Backed Forces Retake Key Sites in Yemen’s Hadramout as Riyadh Calls Southern Dialogue

Riyadh invites southern factions to talks to halt infighting.

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Des membres des forces de sécurité à un checkpoint à Aden, le 31 décembre 2025
Un poste de contrôle à Aden, siège du gouvernement internationalement reconnu du Yémen, soutenu par l'Arabie saoudite face à une avancée des forces séparatistes du Conseil de transition du sud,le 31 décembre 2025
Photo tirée d'une vidéo d'AFPTV montrant de la fumée suite à des attaques aériennes de la coalition menée par l'Arabie saoudite au Yémen sud, dans les provinces de Hadramout et Mahra, vendredi 2 janvier 2026 Yemen as a Saudi-led coalition hit back against a sweeping advance by the UAE-backed Southern Transition Council (STC) that threatens to spiral into a major confrontation. The deaths are the first from coalition fire since the secessionist STC seized swathes of Hadramawt and Mahra provinces last month. Saudi Arabia and the UAE have for years supported rival factions in Yemen's government-run territories but the STC's offensive has angered Riyadh and left the oil-rich Gulf powers at loggerheads.

Overview

  • Yemeni government officials say forces supported by Saudi Arabia secured al-Mukalla’s main military base and moved to control the airport and administrative buildings in Seyoun.
  • A separatist commander said STC units conducted a full withdrawal from al-Khasha under pressure from Saudi airstrikes, while claiming continued resistance in Seyoun.
  • STC and medical sources reported 20 separatist fighters killed in coalition strikes on bases at Al-Khasha and Seyoun on Friday, revising an earlier toll of seven.
  • Saudi Arabia invited all southern factions to a dialogue in Riyadh, as the UAE urged talks and was reported to have withdrawn its remaining forces from Yemen on Friday.
  • Officials and reports note that the STC’s December advances in Hadramout and Mahra prompted strikes, including a hit on a suspected UAE-origin arms shipment at an STC-held port.