Oman’s Calculus Amid the STC’s Southern Gains - Gulf International Forum The rapid territorial advances made by the Southern Transitional Council (STC) following its “Promising Future” operation have effectively sidelined Yemen’s internationally recognized government (IRG)...

For #Oman “the situation [in #Yemen] raises concerns of instability along the border, smuggling, intelligence penetration, the spread of Salafist ideology, and the potential for #Mahra to become a “fragmented arena dominated by externally backed non-state actors”

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Southern Yemeni separatists dismiss Saudi call to withdraw from eastern provinces - Sight Magazine Yemen's main southern separatist group rejected on Friday a Saudi call for its forces to withdraw from areas it seized earlier in December.

Southern Yemeni separatists dismiss Saudi call to withdraw from eastern provinces @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Yemen #STC #SouthernTransitionalCouncil #SaudiArabia #UAE #Houthis #Hadramout #Mahra

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New UN Security Council statement voices "strong commitment to the unity, sovereignty, independence, & territorial integrity of #Yemen" & to the PLC

This equates to a condemnation of recent advances by UAE-backed southern separatist forces eastwards into #Hadramawt & #Mahra.

UN chief Guterres urges maximum restraint in Yemen after separatist advance - Sight Magazine UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged all parties in Yemen to exercise maximum restraint after an advance by southern separatists.

UN chief Guterres urges maximum restraint in Yemen after separatist advance @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Yemen #STC #SouthernTransitionalCouncil #AntonioGuterres #Hadhramaut #Mahra

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Explainer - How Yemen's southern power shift heightens risk in turbulent region - Sight Magazine Yemen's southern separatists have claimed control over swathes of territory in an apparent major shift in power.

Explainer – How Yemen’s southern power shift heightens risk in turbulent region @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Yemen #Houthis #SouthernTransitionalCouncil #STC #Hadhramaut #Mahra

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The Ghost of Old Borders: Why Tensions in Yemen’s East Resemble a Forgotten War UAE-backed Southern Transnational Council ambitions collide with Saudi strategic depth as new borders are drawn on the ground before politics catches up.

The Ghost of Old Borders: Why Tensions in Yemen’s East Resemble a Forgotten War Exclusive for Basha Report's Substack subscribers: five scenarios and forecasts outlining the future of southeastern Yemen. #Hadramawt #Mahra #STC #SaudiArabia #UAE bashareport.substack.com/p/the-ghost-...

Al-Mahra Security Seizes Drug Lab Linked to Houthis (Aden – South24)Security authorities in Shahan District, Al-Mahra Governorate, South Yemen, announced on Thursday, September 4, the seizure of a ...

Local sources told “South24” that the facility was outfitted with advanced industrial equipment and raw materials capable of producing large quantities of drugs, with an estimated production capacity of around 45,000 pills per hour. #Mahra

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Protest in Mahra condemns Zionist massacres against Palestinians in Gaza MAHRA, May 03 (YPA) - Residents of the Al-Abri area in Al-Ghaydah district, the capital of Al-Mahra province, on Friday organized a protest condemning the crimes committed by the Israeli occupation ag...

#Yemen Protest in #Mahra condemns Zionist massacres against Palestinians in #Gaza

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The Struggle Over Mahra The potential for rising tension in the Yemeni governorate worries those on both sides its borders.

East #Yemen's #Mahra area with c.450km coast remains of high geo-strategic & political import. Watch for rising tensions between external actors:
#UAE +Southern Transitional Council
#Saudi +National Shield Forces
#Oman +Peaceful Protest Cmte (links to #Houthis)
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