Saudi Arabia has bombed Yemen’s port city of Mukalla, targeting a shipment of weapons from the United Arab Emirates for separatist forces

On December 2nd the Southern Transitional Council ( stc ), secessionists backed by the uae, went on a lightning offensive across the south-east. They seized territory held by Saudi-backed factions and now control the eight governorates that made up the former South Yemen (see map),

Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen’s Mukalla port after alleging UAE-backed separatists smuggled weapons, warning Emirati actions were “dangerous.”