Splits in Yemen’s anti-Houthi alliance
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Clashes between Saudi Arabian-backed forces of the exiled government of Yemen and the United Arab Emirates-supported Southern Transitional Council (STC) threaten to fracture the Saudi-UAE coalition
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Sanaa
Saleef
Hodeida 
Khokha
Ta’izz
Mocha
SAUDI ARABIA 
YEMEN
Safer 
Bayda
Balhaf
Al Mukalla 
Red Sea
Islamic State presence
Aden: Government headquarters
Gulf of Aden

160km 100 miles
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Houthi control
STC control
Al Qaeda presence 
Coalition control 
Contested
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Government of President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi. Recognized by United Nations,
backed by Saudi-led coalition, United States, France and Britain

2014, Sanaa: Hadi ousted by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. Government relocates to Aden – Hadi in exile in Saudi Arabia
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2015: Saudi-led coalition Abu Dhabi Crown Prince
Mohamed bin Zayed and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman become driving force behind war against Iranian-backed Shiite Houthis
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Jul 2019: UAE begins withdrawal of 3,500 troops. Saudi officers take charge at main Emirati bases of Mocha and Khokha
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Aug: Inter-coalition conflict erupts with clashes between STC and Islah – Saudi-aligned pro- government Islamist group
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Sources: ECFR, Eurasia Review, Reuters Pictures: Associated Press © GRAPHIC NEWS


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