00:00Saudi Arabia carried out airstrikes in Yemen's Hadram Mount Governorate.
00:05The targets were positions held by the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council, the STC, specifically
00:13the Hadrami elite forces in an area known as Wadi Nab.
00:18According to STC-linked media, at least two strikes were reported, with no immediate casualties
00:24confirmed.
00:26These strikes came just one day after clashes between STC fighters and a Saudi-aligned tribal
00:32leader in the same region, who later withdrew.
00:37This marks a rare and serious escalation between Saudi Arabia and the STC, two forces that are
00:43supposed to be on the same side of the wider Yemen conflict.
00:48Just 24 hours earlier, Saudi Arabia had publicly demanded that the STC urgently withdraw from
00:54Hadram Mount and El Mahra, areas the separatists had seized earlier in December.
01:01Riyadh called the STC's moves unilateral, destabilizing and escalatory, saying they undermine Yemen's
01:09fragile stability and the wider anti-Houthi coalition.
01:13The United Arab Emirates, however, backer of the STC, said it supports Saudi efforts to
01:19maintain security.
01:21But despite joint diplomatic outreach, the STC has refused to withdraw.
01:28The United Nations has warned these developments could trigger a much wider escalation, risking
01:34renewed full-scale conflicts with regional consequences.
01:39Footage shared on social media showed smoke rising from strike locations and STC forces regrouping
01:46in the area, evidence of how quickly the situation is intensifying.
01:52Meanwhile, reports suggest Saudi Arabia has been building up troops near the Yemen border,
01:58possibly tens of thousands, signaling the potential for further intervention.
02:05So what is this really about?
02:09The conflict in Yemen began in 2014 when Houthi rebels seized the capital, Sana'a.
02:15A year later, Saudi Arabia led a military coalition, including the UAE, to restore the internationally
02:22recognized government.
02:24But while both countries oppose the Houthis, they don't always back the same allies on the
02:29ground.
02:32Saudi Arabia mainly supports the Yemeni government and wants a unified Yemen to protect its southern
02:37border and limit Iranian influence.
02:40The UAE, however, has focused on southern Yemen.
02:44It backs the STC separatists who seek to restore an independent South Yemen, a state that existed
02:51until 1990.
02:53The STC already controls much of the South, including Aden, running what is effectively
02:59a parallel administration.
03:01Their latest push into Hadramaut and Al-Mahra, both strategic and resource-rich regions, has
03:08deepened divisions and angered Saudi Arabia.
03:11Hadramaut is Yemen's largest governorate, home to key oil reserves and trade routes.
03:17Control here means leverage, money and influence.
03:22So despite being Sunni Arab allies, Saudi Arabia and the UAV are now competing, indirectly, inside
03:30Yemen.
03:31It's not about religion.
03:33It's about regional power, security and economic interests.
03:38The risk now is that inviting within the anti-Houthi coalition could fracture Yemen even further,
03:45reignite large-scale conflict and worsen an already devastating humanitarian crisis.
03:51As the United Nations warns, Yemen stands at a dangerous crossroads.
03:57Will the coalition pull back from confrontation?
04:00Or are we witnessing the beginning of a new phase in a war that has lasted over a decade?
04:07Only time will tell.
04:21Yemen has issued a stark warning to the world.
04:33It says the next war is inevitable, and it's already preparing for it.
04:39In a powerful televised speech, Houthi leader Syed Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi said Yemen
04:47is preparing day and night for a future confrontation with the United States and Israel, vowing that
04:54Yemeni resistance will not be stopped and will not be disarmed.
04:59He warned that silence in the face of American and Israeli actions only fuels more aggression
05:06across the Arab and Muslim world, urging Muslims to stay vigilant, aware and prepared.
05:13But here's what makes this statement even more significant.
05:18Al-Houthi's speech came just hours after Saudi Arabia carried out airstrikes in Yemen's
05:24Hadramaut governorate.
05:26According to reports, the strikes targeted positions held by the UAE-backed Southern Transitional
05:32Council, the STC.
05:35More specifically, the strikes hit Hadrami elite forces in an area known as Wadi Nab.
05:42According to STC-linked media, at least two airstrikes were carried out, with no immediate casualties
05:49confirmed.
05:51These airstrikes came only one day after clashes erupted in the same region between STC fighters
05:58and a Saudi-aligned tribal leader, who later withdrew from the area.
06:04This is a rare and serious escalation, because Saudi Arabia and the STC are supposed to be
06:10on the same side of the wider Yemen conflict.
06:13Yet now, Saudi jets are striking STC-linked forces, exposing growing fractures within the
06:21coalition itself.
06:23Back to Al-Houthi's message, he said the US and Israel failed to stop Yemen before, despite
06:30airstrikes, naval attacks, and advanced weapons.
06:34Missile, drone, and maritime operations in support of Palestinians continued, he said,
06:40and can resume again.
06:42He also warned against US-Israeli plans to reshape the Middle East, strongly criticizing
06:49the idea of a so-called Greater Israel, saying it would mean permanent domination and injustice
06:56across the region.
06:58Rejecting calls to disarm resistance movements, Al-Houthi said such demands are meant to leave
07:04the region defenseless, while submission is falsely sold as peace.
07:10Final message.
07:12With ceasefires fragile, alliances cracking, and new airstrikes shaking Yemen's east, Yemen
07:18says it is watching everything and preparing for what it believes is the next unavoidable
07:24war.
07:26Stay alert, stay aware, because the region may be entering a far more dangerous phase.
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