--- title: "Yemen Is About to Break In Two. Here's What that Means." description: "Yemen’s fragile balance has shattered. The UAE-backed STC surges across Hadhramaut, seizing oil, cities, and power from Saudi allies. Explore the new proxy war reshaping Yemen’s future in days ahead. Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly. Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. Subscribe: https://fronts.co/warfronts-weekly Get full conflict briefings, and members-only analysis at fronts.co https://fronts.co Join the community and discuss current flashpoints in real time: https://www.reddit.com/r/frontsco Love the content? 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The UAE-backed STC surges across Hadhramaut, seizing oil, cities, and power from Saudi allies. Explore the new proxy war reshaping Yemen’s future in days ahead. Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly. Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. Subscribe: https://fronts.co/warfronts-weekly Get full conflict briefings, and members-only analysis at fronts.co https://fronts.co Join the community and discuss current flashpoints in real time: https://www.reddit.com/r/frontsco Love the content? Explore Simon's other YouTube channels: Megaprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@Celestium1234 PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@homefronts Simon on social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ References https://www.middleeasteye.net/big-story/abu-dhabi-built-axis-secessionists-across-region-how https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/world/middleeast/yemen-militias-attack-oil-uae.html https://www.dw.com/en/saudi-arabia-vs-uae-how-the-gulf-rivalry-is-heating-up/a-75002032 https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2025/12/southern-transitional-council-seizes-key-areas-of-yemens-hadramawt-governorate-from-rival-government-forces.php https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/world/middleeast/yemen-separatism.html https://x.com/andreaskrieg/status/1997278552966811902 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/4/armed-clashes-reported-between-yemeni-army-and-southern-separatists https://www.meforum.org/mef-observer/what-does-fighting-in-hadhramawt-mean-for-yemen https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-backed-forces-raise-south-yemen-flag-seizes-control-east https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/yemen-uae-backed-stc-seizes-control-seiyun https://x.com/BashaReport/status/1996751861034918032 https://x.com/DrEKendall/status/1996649229797020079 https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/12/yemens-stc-separatists-advance-hadramout-uae-saudi-rift-grows https://x.com/Orionsplea/status/1997562890036138426 https://x.com/Alsakaniali/status/1997560161259356330 https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/12/yemens-stc-separatists-advance-hadramout-uae-saudi-rift-grows https://x.com/BashaReport/status/1997306376792461494 https://x.com/A7Mirza/status/1997559388492673505 https://x.com/clashreport/status/1997731767730741472 https://x.com/aldnmarki/status/1997703108739404142 https://x.com/IranObserver0/status/1997751657439150386 --- Full analysis is behind the paywall. 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