https://www.newarab.com/news/one-dead-rain-floods-hit-south-yemen-city
Heavy rains and flooding left one man dead in southern Yemen, days after a powerful cyclone killed more people in Oman and Iran
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https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/southern-transitional-council-yemen
A total withdrawal of Emirati forces would leave 'a vacuum that would be difficult to deal with', says Southern Transitional Council member
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https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2025/12/18/yemen-separatists-say-capture-of-oil-rich-south-proves-they-can-topple-houthis/
Jan 9, 2026 - The separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) of Yemen urges President Trump to support them against the Iran-backed Houthis.
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https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/yemens-saleh-seen-pulling-strings-militia-advance-south
Houthi militia power takeover would have been impossible without support from Saleh, Yemen's former leader, say analysts
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https://www.rferl.org/a/al-qaeda_jailbreak_in_yemen/24419214.html
Yemeni officials say that at least 16 prisoners, including suspected members of Al-Qaeda, have escaped from a prison in the southern Yemeni city of Aden.
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https://worldisraelnews.com/after-somaliland-israel-should-recognize-south-yemen-opinion/
Dec 28, 2025 - South Yemen denies its territory to weapons smugglers, and it has established a functioning state, even under fire from Iran-backed Houthis and Saudi-backed...
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https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/yemen-secessionists-accuse-saudi-arabia-striking-their-forces-south
Strikes follow Saudi government call for UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council to withdraw from Hadhramaut and al-Mahrah governorates
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https://www.foxnews.com/world/yemen-airstrikes-kill-6-al-qaida-fighters-in-south
Yemeni military officials say airstrikes have killed at least six al-Qaida militants in the southern Shabwa province.
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