Saudi-led coalition says UAE helped smuggle separatist leader out of Yemen
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The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen alleges that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) helped smuggle Aidarous al-Zubaidi, head of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), out of Aden after he was accused of treason and expelled from Yemen's presidential council. According to the coalition, Zubaidi fled by boat to Somaliland and was then flown to Abu Dhabi via Mogadishu under UAE supervision. The STC initially claimed Zubaidi was still working from Aden. The coalition also accused Zubaidi of moving STC forces and conducted airstrikes in response. This incident highlights a growing rift between Saudi Arabia and the UAE, who are allies in the war against Yemen's Houthi movement, due to infighting between the factions they support, pushing southern Yemen towards further conflict.
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