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TOPSHOT - This photograph taken connected January 3, 2026 shows Saudi-backed forces that took power of the Second Military Region Command connected the outskirts of Mukalla, the superior of Hadramawt, wherever the UAE-backed secessionist Southern Transitional Council (STC) precocious launched an violative to prehend the resource-rich province.

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Footage shows Saudi-backed forces advancing successful confederate Yemen

Published On 4 Jan 2026

  • Officials from Yemen’s internationally recognised authorities said their forces person regained power of the Wadi Hadramout region, Shaharah and Al-Mahra Governorate, pursuing the withdrawal of Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces.
  • Hadramawt Governor Salem al-Khanbashi says the government’s “Homeland Shield” forces helped secured the districts of Wadi Hadramawt and Shaharah.