The airstrikes in Hadramaut mark a critical escalation in the fight for Southern Yemen. The Southern Transitional Council (STC), backed by the UAE, seeks an independent South, while the Saudi-led Coalition and the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) aim to maintain a unified state. The Governor of Hadramaut’s move to reclaim positions is a direct challenge to STC expansion in Yemen’s largest, oil-rich province.
At stake is the control of the "Energy Artery"—Hadramaut’s oil fields—and the strategic ports that dictate trade in the Gulf of Aden. If these strikes continue, the fragile 2024 peace roadmap could collapse, siphoning resources back into a full-scale civil war. Saudi Arabia is signaling that it will not tolerate a separatist "Moat" that threatens the stability of its southern border or the integrity of the PLC. This is a high-stakes power struggle over who will govern the future of a divided nation.
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