Yemeni separatists plan to hold independence vote within two years
Seven killed in strikes on south as Saudi-backed government moves to recapture key region from STC Yemen’s southern separatists have announced plans to hold a referendum on independence from the north in two years, after their seizure of swathes of the country last month triggered a major feud between Gulf powers. The Southern Transitional Council leader, Aidarous al-Zubaidi, called on the international community to sponsor talks between concerned parties in the south and north on a path and mechanisms that “guarantee rights of the people of the south”. Continue reading...
Strikes on Southern Transitional Council in eastern Yemen first fatal coalition attack on group since it seized swathes of Hadramawt and Mahra
Saudi warplanes targeted separatist fighters in Yemen, killing at least seven in a counterattack against a sweeping advance by the UAE-backed Southern Transition Council.
The deaths are the first from coalition fire since the secessionist STC seized swathes of Hadramawt and Mahra provinces last month.
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