Saudi Arabia has launched air strikes against a separatist faction in Yemen that is backed by the United Arab Emirates, underscoring a deepening rift between the Gulf’s two powerhouses.
The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council said on Friday the Saudi bombardment was of “serious concern” and that it targeted some of its elite forces in central Yemen’s Hadhramaut province, which borders Saudi Arabia.
Riyadh did not comment on the strikes. Its military intervention comes three weeks after the STC launched an offensive to take control of Hadhramaut after clashing with factions aligned to the Saudi-backed Yemeni government, as well as al-Mahra province in the south-east, which borders Oman.
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