Attack signals escalation in tensions between the kingdom and UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council

Saudi Arabia has bombed Yemen’s port city of Mukalla, targeting what it said was a weapons shipment from the United Arab Emirates meant for the Southern Transitional Council (STC), a Yemeni separatist force.

The UAE said it was “surprised” by the Saudi strike, and that the shipment did not contain any weapons and was meant for UAE forces, rather than any Yemeni groups. It called for de-escalation and said the developments in Yemen should be handled “with responsibility”.

The attack came amid tension between Saudi Arabia and the UAE, after the STC made significant territorial gains, stunning Riyadh.

Both countries back different groups that are loosely aligned against the Iran-backed Houthis, which control the most populous parts of Yemen, but still compete among themselves within the territories they control.

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    The separatists want to normalize with Isrsel and of courde Saudi isn’t bombing them because they care about Yemeni

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          no i hate leftists, they despise exmuslims (me) and other victims of islamism they encourage censorship of victims of islamism,

          pretty telling who their allies are

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            I oppose all kind of religious extremism while you support jewish extremists. You pretend to want peace yet support the longest settler colonial project . Israel can simply get the f out of the west bank and gaza and then everybody would accept Israel

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                Israel is still a settler colonial power and Jewish extremists that do not represent jews. In fact it was created by terrorists who killed many jews. You are ok when non Muslims commit terrorism , i am against terrorism no matter who does it

                Israel bombed the prison where the real opposition to the regime are. Israel always kill the people they pretend to want to save

                Those separatists are backed by the UAE who is also helping the RSF in committing genocide is Sudan. The RSF support normalization with Israel. So extremists are supporting normalization with extremists