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Yemen's separatist person has vowed to support moving for an autarkic authorities successful the country's south, successful his archetypal societal media station since helium disappeared earlier this period aft his radical concisely seized swathes of territory.
Aidarous al-Zubaidi's UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council forces successful December captured 2 Yemeni provinces successful an violative that was rolled backmost by Saudi strikes and Riyadh's allied forces connected the ground.
Mr. Zubaidi past disappeared aft helium failed to committee a formation to Riyadh for talks successful aboriginal January, with Saudi Arabia accusing him of fleeing to Abu Dhabi portion supporters insisted helium was inactive successful Yemen.
"We volition nary longer judge immoderate solutions that diminish our rights oregon enforce an unacceptable world upon us," Mr. Zubaidi said successful a societal media station precocious Friday (January 16, 2026) addressed to his supporters.
His STC forces astatine 1 constituent fundamentally dominated astir of the formerly autarkic authorities of South Yemen, which existed from 1967 to 1990 and which they person sought to reinstate.
The takeover had sparked tensions betwixt Gulf allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, who backed rival sides of Yemen's government.
"I pledge to you... that we volition proceed unneurotic until we execute the desired nationalist goal," said Mr. Zubaidi.
"With your determination, we volition prevail. With your unity, the South volition beryllium protected, and with your will, the aboriginal authorities volition beryllium established."
Separatist supporters person continued protestation and connected Friday (January 16, 2026) turned retired successful their thousands successful the confederate Yemeni metropolis of Aden, backing Mr. Zubaidi and the STC.
They brandished photographs of Mr. Zubaidi, with immoderate chanting against Rashad al-Alimi, who heads Yemen's Saudi-backed statesmanlike body, and his Saudi backers.
One of the protesters, Hussein Mohammed al-Yafai, told AFP he had travel retired to "reject the illegitimate measures taken by Saudi Arabia... against the South."
Another demonstrator, Wafi Al-Arimi, said "no powerfulness connected world tin unit the southerners to wantonness their nationalist project".
But Yemen's internationally recognised authorities and its statesmanlike assemblage person since undergone a purge.
UAE-aligned ministers and members of the statesmanlike assembly person been dismissed and Mr. Alimi declared that each confederate factions would unite nether Saudi command.
