Yemen Separatists 'Shockingly' Split... Just As The US Gets Busy Elsewhere
The article frames the Yemeni separatists' announcement as a sudden development, a 'lightning offensive' (Al-Monitor). What it omits is that this 'shock' is merely the predictable aftershock of nearly a decade of brutal Saudi-led, US-backed war on Yemen. The UAE, a key player in the coalition and a US ally, has actively supported these southern separatists, even establishing an independent
military force known as the Security Belt Forces. For years, the U.S. has provided billions in weapons and logistical support to the Saudi/UAE coalition, enabling countless airstrikes and the conditions that fuel these internal divisions and humanitarian catastrophe. So, a 'shock move'? Or is it more precisely, the geopolitical chickens coming home to roost in a country deliberately shattered by
external powers? One might wonder how 'shocking' it is when the very forces you armed and funded decide to redraw borders.