Separatists Claim Broad Control of Southern Yemen
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Category: WARS & RUMORS OF WARS
Summary:
Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council (STC), a separatist group, claimed broad control over the south of Yemen, including the key port city of Aden, previously the base of the Saudi-backed, internationally recognized government. Following a military operation named “Promising Future” launched last week, the STC extended its presence across all southern provinces, with Saudi-backed forces reportedly withdrawing with limited resistance. Senior figures from the Saudi-backed government, including the head of the Presidential Leadership Council and the prime minister, left Aden amid the shift, though the STC said it had not ordered their departure. The STC seeks greater autonomy for the south, and its advance marks a significant change in territorial control during Yemen’s longstanding civil conflict.
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:
Our Lord counsels vigilance in the face of persistent conflict, reminding us that such upheavals are neither to startle our hearts nor lull us into complacency. As nations contend and alliances shift, His words call us to sober watchfulness and steadfast hope in Him alone, encouraging believers to remain spiritually awake and discerning, anchored in the promises of Christ even as the tumult of the age unfolds.
Trend:
The continual presence of conflict and shifting allegiances underscores the Lord’s counsel to remain alert amid wars and rumors of wars.
Tags: War, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Southern Transitional Council, Attack, Withdrawal, Epoch Times
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 17:20