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Updates: Fighting breaks out in east Yemen along border with Saudi Arabia
SOURCE:Al Jazeera English
Separatist Southern Transitional Council accuses Saudi Arabia of bombing its forces near the border.
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The separatist Southern Transitional Council accuses Saudi Arabia of bombing its forces near the border.
Members of UAE-backed southern Yemeni separatist forces [File: Fawaz Salman/Reuters]
Published On 2 Jan 2026
- Fighting has broken out in Yemen’s Hadramout province that borders Saudi Arabia, between forces loyal to the region’s Saudi-backed governor and the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC).
- The STC accused Saudi Arabia of bombing its forces near the border. But Hadramout’s governor Salem al-Khanbashi said the efforts to take back bases from the STC were meant to “peacefully and systematically” reclaim military sites in Yemen’s southern province.