The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Riyadh welcomes the request made by Rashad al-Alimi, Chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, to host a meeting involving all conflicting parties aimed at finding appropriate solutions for the situation in southern Yemen.<\/p>\n
This stance comes as Aidrous al-Zubaidi, head of the Southern Transitional Council backed by the United Arab Emirates, announced on Friday the start of a political process to pursue the independence of southern Yemen; a move that has once again highlighted the political and field divisions in the region.<\/p>\n
Simultaneously, forces affiliated with Yemen\u2019s self-declared government have advanced in Hadramaut province and declared their intention to take control of all military bases there, raising concerns about the escalation of military tensions.<\/p>\n
In this context, clashes have been reported between the “Homeland’s Shield” forces loyal to the self-declared government and Southern Transitional Council forces in the Al-Khash’ah camp in Wadi Hadramaut. Additionally, coalition warplanes supporting the self-declared government targeted the Transitional Council positions around this camp.<\/p>\n
These developments intensified after Rashad al-Alimi appointed the Hadramaut governor as the commander-in-chief of the Homeland’s Shield forces in the province; a decision opposed by the Southern Transitional Council, which has refused to withdraw its forces from Hadramaut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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