(AP Photo)ADEN, Yemen -- Southern separatists in Yemen said Saudi warplanes carried out new airstrikes Saturday on a military camp in the port city of Mukalla and other areas where their forces are stationed, as Saudi-backed forces moved to retake the city. But coalition member the United Arab Emirates also supports the separatists, who call for South Yemen to secede again from Yemen. The latest Saudi strikes came a day after the separatist movement announced a constitution for an independent nation in the south. He said clearing the camp of STC forces was aimed at preventing them from regrouping and launching a return to Mukalla. Clashes erupted on Friday between National Shield forces and the southern forces in Hadramout and their allies, killing at least eight people, paramedic Ahmed al-Ketheri told the AP.

Source: ABC News January 03, 2026 22:17 UTC