Saudi Arabia, the main backer of Yemen’s internationally-recognised government, conducted air strikes on separatist positions in Hadramawt on Friday, according to local media and the UAE-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council.<\/p>\n
There were no immediate reports of casualties in the strikes, which came a day after Saudi Arabia urged the separatists to withdraw from Hadramawt and Mahra provinces, seized earlier this month.<\/p>\n
The separatist advances have added pressure on regional powers Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which support rival groups within Yemen’s internationally-recognised government.<\/p>\n
The government is a patchwork of groups that includes the separatists, and is held together by shared opposition to the Iran-backed Houthis.<\/p>\n
“The Saudi Air Force bombed positions of the Hadrami Elite Forces in Wadi Nahb in Hadramawt,” the separatist-affiliated Aden Independent Channel said in a social media post, referring to a group within the separatist faction.<\/p>\n
Saudi officials did not immediately confirm the operation.<\/p>\n
The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) told AFP Saudi Arabia had conducted two strikes in the area.<\/p>\n
This month, the UAE-backed STC, which seeks to revive the formerly-independent state of South Yemen expelled other government forces and their allies from large parts of the country, sparking fears of further instability.<\/p>\n
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