Saudi Arabia has carried out airstrikes against UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces in Yemen’s Hadhramaut governorate, marking a rare and serious escalation between two allies in the anti-Houthi coalition. The strikes targeted STC-aligned Hadhrami Elite Forces in Wadi Nahb, following clashes with a Saudi-aligned tribal leader, though no casualties have been reported. Riyadh had demanded the STC withdraw from Hadhramaut and al-Mahra provinces, but the separatists refused despite UAE support for Saudi security efforts. The UN has warned these developments risk a wider escalation and further fragmentation in Yemen, where Saudi and UAE interests now clash over control of strategic, resource-rich southern regions. br br #SaudiYemen #YemenWar #MiddleEastCrisis #SaudiUAE #YemenConflict #Airstrikes #MuslimWorld #RegionalWar #BreakingNews #WestAsia #SaudiAirstrikes #UAEBackedForces #YemenCrisis #Geopolitics #WarExplained #MiddleEastTensionsbr br ~ED.102~HT.