After 11 years of the onset of revolution in Yemen and the withdrawal of Taizz city from the control of late president Ali Abdullah Saleh, a controversial trip by Vice President of Yemen Tareq Saleh to the southwestern city would lead to a shift of political and military arrangement as well as turbulent days.
ISWNews Analysis Group – Saudi Arabia sent the former governor of Socotra to this island and started the process of taking control of Socotra from the STC and UAE by deploying forces in a military base in the island.
ISWNews Analysis Group – Saudi Arabia refuses to allow President of the Southern Transitional Council Major General Aidarus al-Zoubaidi to enter the southern Yemeni city of Aden.
ISWNews Analysis Group – An unknown drone (probably American) attacked a house in Al Jalal area, located in the east of Marib city on February 26. This attack led to the explosion and burning of a part of the house, and at least two people were living there, most likely both of them were killed.
ISWNews Analysis Group – In response to the call of the leader of Ansar Allah, the people of Yemen held a large-scale march under the title of “loyalty to martyr al-Sammad, solidarity with Palestine and warning to the aggressor coalition” in the cities under the control of Ansar Allah.
ISWNews Analysis Group – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has carried out the operation of forced expulsion of the Yemeni residents of Abd al Kuri Island in southern Yemen aimed at militarizing the isle.
ISWNews Analysis Group – Following the increase of threats by pro-Saudi tribes as well as al-Qaeda terrorist group against the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Abyan Governorate, the STC militants intend to kick off military operations in Mudiyah district and other districts of the governorate.
ISWNews Analysis Group – Saudi Arabia has ordered the eviction of the STC militants from the north of Hadhramaut and the deployment of al-Dara al-Watan militants in that region.
ISWNews Analysis Group – The killing of a son of one of the sheikhs of the Murad tribe in the Yemeni governorate of Aden, as well as the acts committed by the Abyan-based tribes in the Mudiyah district led to the increase of the pressure on the militants of the Southern Transitional Council (STC).
ISWNews Analysis Group – After the Southern Transitional Council (STC) stood against the militants of al-Dara al-Watan and their resistance in evacuating their military bases in Aden, Saudi Arabia ordered the dispatch of more troops to the southern city.
ISWNews Analysis Group – After the Islah Party militants deployed forces and established a checkpoint on the eastern road to Marib, the Al Qamad tribe started confrontation with the Islah Party militants.
ISWNews Analysis Group – As a result of recent clashes between militants of Al-Dara Al-Watan and the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Aden, the Saudi-led coalition command headquarters ordered the Southern Transitional Council militants to evacuate two military bases of Al-Nasr and Al-Sulaban and hand over the bases to Al-Dara Al-Watan militants.
