Yemen separatists accuse Saudi Arabia of launching airstrikes

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00:00Yemeni separatists are on high alert in southern cities.

00:04After strikes, the Southern Transitional Council has blamed on Saudi Arabia.

00:09These images, broadcast on the STC's television channel Friday, appear to show attacks near

00:14the group's positions in Wadi Nahab, in the country's southeast.

00:19The latest escalation since the Emirati-backed group seized large swathes of territory last

00:24month in its goal to revive the formally independent state of south Yemen.

00:31Soon after the strikes, supporters gathered in the STC-controlled port city, Arden, undeterred

00:36in their demands.

00:39This woman says she is ready to die by a tank or missile, as long as they get their state

00:44back.

00:45The people of the south stood by the Saudi-led coalition with their blood and their youth,

00:52but today's strikes are seen as a direct threat to this population.

00:56Once united by the Iran-backed Houthis, Yemen's map now shows a fractured alliance.

01:01The internationally recognised government backed by Saudi Arabia clings to central strongholds

01:06and scattered territory, while the STC now claims much of the south.

01:11Riyadh has not commented on the strikes, but a Yemeni official in the capital has told local

01:16media that the kingdom may consider military action if talks with the separatists collapse.

01:21Around 15,000 Saudi-backed fighters are reportedly massed near the border.

01:27For now, the STC says it won't back down, but maintains it's still open to dialogue with

01:32Riyadh.

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