Source: France 24 [French state media]
“Saudi-backed troops on Saturday made advances in Yemen’s resource-rich Hadramawt province, military officials said, as confrontations between forces backed by Riyadh and Abu Dhabi deepened a rift between the two Gulf allies. The Saudis and Emiratis have for years supported rival factions in Yemen’s fractious government. But a recent offensive by the UAE-backed secessionist Southern Transitional Council (STC) to capture Hadramawt angered Riyadh and left the oil-rich regional powers on a collision course. In a statement, the military of the Saudi-aligned government announced that ‘all military and civilian facilities’ in Mukalla, the capital of Hadramawt province, had ‘been secured’ by Riyadh-backed forces.” (01/03/26)