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Yemen's main separatist group says it launched military operation in Abyan

Stringer
Stringer
Dec 15, 2025
Forces of Yemen's main separatist group, the Southern Transitional Council, arrive in a mountainous area where they are launching a military operation in the southern province of Abyan, Yemen, December 15, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
Forces of Yemen's main separatist group, the Southern Transitional Council, arrive in a mountainous area where they are launching a military operation in the southern province of Abyan, Yemen, December 15, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer — Stringer

DUBAI, Dec ​15 (Reuters) - ​Yemen's ⁠main separatist group, the ​Southern ‍Transitional ​Council, said they ⁠have launched a military operation ​in ⁠southern ⁠Abyan province.

The STC has ‌recently ​claimed broad control of ‍Southern Yemen.

(Reporting ‌by ‌Ahmed Elimam; Editing by ⁠Sharon Singleton)