Separatists Claim Broad Control of Southern Yemen
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Category: WARS & RUMORS OF WARS
Summary:
Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council (STC) announced on Monday that it has gained broad control over southern Yemen, including the strategic port city of Aden, which has been the base of the Saudi-backed, internationally recognized government for a decade. The STC said senior officials from other groups, including the head of the presidential council and the prime minister, have left Aden, although the STC did not order their departure. The STC launched a military operation called “Promising Future” last week, extending its presence across all southern provinces, with Saudi-backed forces reportedly withdrawing from key areas such as Hadramout, Al-Mahra, and Perim Island. While the internationally recognized government condemned the STC’s advances as undermining government legitimacy, the STC stated it seeks to unify its armed forces and reinforce stability in the south.
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:
These words from our Lord remind us to remain sober and alert as we witness unrest and upheaval in the world. Christ calls His people to steadfastness—not to fearfulness—but to discern the times through the lens of His prophetic word, standing firm in hope and holiness as the end draws nearer but is not yet. Let us keep watch, guarding our hearts and striving to be faithful in turbulent seasons.
Trend:
Developments such as regional power shifts and conflict align with Scriptural themes of ongoing strife between nations and kingdoms, underscoring the prophetic call to spiritual vigilance and readiness.
Tags: War, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Southern Transitional Council, Attack, Military Escalation, Algemeiner
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 17:35