After STC hubris, dream of South Yemen looks further away

Al JazeeraCenterEN 4 min read 100% complete by Abubakr Al-ShamahiJanuary 8, 2026 at 06:07 AM

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The Southern Transitional Council (STC), a UAE-backed secessionist movement aiming to restore South Yemen, gained de facto control over much of southern Yemen after its formation in 2017. By 2019, the STC ousted the Yemeni government from Aden, the former South Yemeni capital. Despite STC leader Aidarous al-Zubaidi joining the Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council, the STC maintained control on the ground, and al-Zubaidi advocated for a two-state solution at the UN. However, the STC's recent push into the eastern governorates of Hadhramout and al-Mahrah is now threatening the progress towards their goal of secession.

Key Entities & Roles

Key Player Opposition Context

Taiz 30% Sanaa 30% Hadhramout 40% Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) 40% Houthi ×240% Republic of Yemen 50% United Arab Emirates (UAE) ×260% Aidarous al-Zubaidi ×370% Aden ×470% Yemen ×580% South Yemen ×580% Southern Transitional Council (STC) ×690%

Keywords

south yemen 100% southern transitional council 90% secessionist movement 80% yemen 70% aden 60% aidarous al-zubaidi 50% two-state solution 50% uae 40%

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Al Jazeera

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Classification Confidence

90%

Geographic Perspective

South Yemen

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