Yemen’s Saudi-backed government retakes southern areas from STC: What next?

Presidential Leadership Council takes control of southern Yemen, but challenges for a united Yemen remain amid Houthi control of the northwest.

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The internationally recognised government of Yemen says its forces have taken full control of the south from the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC), which was aligned with the Saudi-backed government until recently.

“As the president of the country and the high commander of the armed forces, I want to assure you of the recapture of Hadramout and al-Mahra,” Rashad al-Alimi, the head of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), said on Saturday.