"The military gains made by forces of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in southern Yemen mark a significant turning point in the country's political and military conflicts. The latest fighting is between the STC and internationally recognised Yemeni government, known as the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), and led by Rashad al-Alimi. The irony here is that the STC, led by Aidarus al-Zubaidi, is also a member of the Yemeni PLC."
"Yemen's government condemned the STC's latest military advance and land grab across the south and labelled the group separatists calling their action a unilateral and a blatant violation of the transitional phase's framework. On the ground, STC forces have completed their control over the remaining southern governorates, furthering the group's efforts to revive its decades-old aspiration of establishing an independent state in the south of Yemen."
STC forces have seized control over remaining southern governorates, including Hadramout and al-Mahra, advancing a long-held aspiration for southern independence. The STC and the internationally recognized Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) are in conflict despite STC membership in the PLC. The Yemeni government condemned the STC advance as a unilateral violation and labeled the group separatists. Government forces displayed limited resistance due to insufficient modern weaponry, manpower, and possibly lack of will. Local and tribal proxies, backed by regional actors, competed for influence while the STC used superior equipment and numbers to advance nearly unchallenged. These shifts alter control maps and threaten national unity.
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