Separatists Claim Broad Control of Southern Yemen
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Category: WARS & RUMORS OF WARS
Summary:
Yemen’s main southern separatist group, the Southern Transitional Council (STC), claimed broad control over southern Yemen, including the port city of Aden, which has been the base of the Saudi-backed government for a decade. Senior government figures, including the head of the Presidential Leadership Council and the prime minister, reportedly left Aden amid the STC's expansion, which followed a military operation called “Promising Future.” The STC, backed previously by the UAE, now controls all eight southern provinces and key areas such as Hadramout, Al-Mahra, and Perim Island, with limited resistance as Saudi-backed forces withdrew. The STC’s move represents a significant shift in control within southern Yemen and challenges the legitimacy of the internationally recognized government, according to the Presidential Leadership Council head.
Mysterion Insights
Scripture: Matthew 24:6-7
"And you will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes."
Commentary:
The Lord has spoken plainly, urging His people to remain watchful and unshaken amid relentless reports of conflict. These words remind us not to drift into complacency, but to fix our hope firmly on Him. Let us cultivate sober hearts, prayerful alertness, and readiness for whatever unfolds, knowing the days are unsettled and our steadfastness matters greatly. Christ’s exhortation instructs us to discern the hour and seek Him above all as we witness these birth pangs.
Trend:
Frequent reports of power struggles and upheaval in nations align with Jesus’ warning to watch for wars and rumors of wars as part of the present age.
Tags: Southern Transitional Council, southern Yemen, Aden, military operation, Saudi-backed government, Hadramout, Al-Mahra
Source Excerpt:
Smoke billows following an Israeli air strike in Sanaa, Yemen, Sept. 10, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah Yemen’s main southern separatist group claimed broad control across the south of the country on Monday, including in the port city of Aden which has served as the base of the Saudi-backed, internationally recognized government for a decade. In an apparent major shift in power, the Southern Transitional Council said senior figures from other groups had left Aden, including the head of the eight-member body that acts in place of a president, and the prime minister. The STC, which has been backed in the past by the United Arab Emirates during Yemen‘s decade-old civil war, has clashed with other groups in the Saudi-backed government which relocated to Aden after the Iran-aligned Houthi movement, an internationally designated terrorist group, captured the capital Sanaa in 2014. Since 2022, the STC has served in an administration that controls southern areas outside the grip of the Houthis, under a Saudi-backed power-sharing initiative. OPERATION ‘PROMISING FUTURE’ Senior STC official Amr al-Bidh told Reuters on Monday that the group had extended its presence in all southern prov...
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Source: Algemeiner
Posted on 12-08-2025 14:35