As changes in Yemen develop rapidly this week, the situation is raising questions about security, loyalty and what's coming next. But one thing seems clear: Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are determined to guarantee their interests in the exploited, proxy-war-torn country.
Yemen's Southern Transitional Council (STC) continued to gain victories this week, seizing many government and military sites in Zinjibar, Abyan province. This comes after the separatist group staged a successful military coup Aug. 10 in Aden, the internationally recognized government's temporary capital.