Saudi RAIN BOMBS On UAE-Backed Forces in Yemen- BIG WAR Among Muslim Nations BEGINS? | EXPLAINED - video Dailymotion

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Saudi Arabia has carried out airstrikes against UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces in Yemen’s Hadhramaut governorate, marking a rare and serious escalation between two allies in the anti-Houthi coalition. The strikes targeted STC-aligned Hadhrami Elite Forces in Wadi Nahb, following clashes with a Saudi-aligned tribal leader, though no casualties have been reported. Riyadh had demanded the STC withdraw from Hadhramaut and al-Mahra provinces, but the separatists refused despite UAE support for Saudi security efforts. The UN has warned these developments risk a wider escalation and further fragmentation in Yemen, where Saudi and UAE interests now clash over control of strategic, resource-rich southern regions.    #SaudiYemen #YemenWar #MiddleEastCrisis #SaudiUAE #YemenConflict #Airstrikes #MuslimWorld #RegionalWar #BreakingNews #WestAsia #SaudiAirstrikes #UAEBackedForces #YemenCrisis #Geopolitics #WarExplained #MiddleEastTensions  ~ED.102~HT.408~

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00:00Saudi Arabia carried out airstrikes in Yemen's Hadra Mount Governorate.

00:23The targets were positions held by the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council, the STC, specifically

00:31the Hadrami elite forces in an area known as Wadi Nab.

00:36According to STC-linked media, at least two strikes were reported, with no immediate casualties

00:42confirmed.

00:44These strikes came just one day after clashes between STC fighters and a Saudi-aligned tribal

00:50leader in the same region, who later withdrew.

00:55This marks a rare and serious escalation between Saudi Arabia and the STC, two forces that are

01:01supposed to be on the same side of the wider Yemen conflict.

01:06Just 24 hours earlier, Saudi Arabia had publicly demanded that the STC urgently withdraw from

01:13Hadramaut and al-Mahra, areas the separatists had seized earlier in December.

01:19Fiyad called the STC's moves unilateral, destabilizing and escalatory, saying they undermine Yemen's

01:27fragile stability and the wider anti-Houthi coalition.

01:31The United Arab Emirates, however, backer of the STC, said it supports Saudi efforts to

01:37maintain security.

01:39But despite joint diplomatic outreach, the STC has refused to withdraw.

01:46The United Nations has warned these developments could trigger a much wider escalation, risking

01:52renewed full-scale conflicts with regional consequences.

01:57Footage shared on social media showed smoke rising from strike locations and STC forces regrouping

02:04in the area, evidence of how quickly the situation is intensifying.

02:09Meanwhile, reports suggest Saudi Arabia has been building up troops near the Yemen border, possibly

02:17tens of thousands, signaling the potential for further intervention.

02:22So, what is this really about?

02:27The conflict in Yemen began in 2014, when Houthi rebels seized the capital, Sana'a.

02:33A year later, Saudi Arabia led a military coalition, including the UAE, to restore the internationally

02:40recognized government.

02:42But while both countries oppose the Houthis, they don't always back the same allies on the

02:47ground.

02:49Saudi Arabia mainly supports the Yemeni government and wants a unified Yemen to protect its southern

02:55border and limit Iranian influence.

02:58The UAE, however, has focused on southern Yemen.

03:02It backs the STC separatists who seek to restore an independent South Yemen, a state that existed

03:09until 1990.

03:11The STC already controls much of the South, including Aden, running what is effectively

03:17a parallel administration.

03:19Their latest push into Hadramaut and Almahra, both strategic and resource-rich regions, has

03:26deepened divisions and angered Saudi Arabia.

03:29Hadramaut is Yemen's largest governorate, home to key oil reserves and trade routes.

03:35Control here means leverage, money and influence.

03:40So despite being Sunni Arab allies, Saudi Arabia and the UAV are now competing, indirectly,

03:48inside Yemen.

03:49It's not about religion, it's about regional power, security and economic interests.

03:56The risk now is that inviting within the anti-Houthi coalition could fracture Yemen even further,

04:03reignite large-scale conflict and worsen an already devastating humanitarian crisis.

04:09As the United Nations warns, Yemen stands at a dangerous crossroads.

04:15Will the coalition pull back from confrontation?

04:18Or are we witnessing the beginning of a new phase in a war that has lasted over a decade?

04:25Only time will tell.

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