Summer Ahmed سمر احمد
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South Arabia (South Yemen) | Washington, DC 🇺🇸 Diplomacy, foreign policy & regional security. Southern perspective.
Southern Armed Forces precision drone strikes targeted Houthi barracks and military hardware across northern Al-Dhale, South Yemen front (Bab Ghalaq, Al-Fakhir, Murais). The strikes inflicted heavy casualties and countered Houthi reinforcements along the line of contact.
Southern tribes are special 😄. With a "Return to Sender" note attached, Mahra, South Yemen tribal members brought a truck load of trash and dumped it in front of the local authority building, because the government has been dumping the trash in tribal land.
Yemeni Armed Forces spokesperson Col. Majed Al Nazili announced a multi-front military operation targeting Houthi forces in response to attacks on troops and civilians. The operation demonstrated unified command across frontlines, with leadership warning continued attacks will face firm response.
The Southern Armed Forces in Aden reported responding to hostile drone over Buraiqa, west of Aden. #SouthYemen #Yemen
Mass sit-in across South Yemen enters its 4th day. Thousands continue filling city squares, raising the South’s flag and voicing a unified call, demanding the Southern Transitional Council declare the independent state of South Arabia (South Yemen). #SouthYemen #SouthArabia #Yemen #SelfDetermination
Update from Mahra, South Yemen: Southern security forces agreed to streamline responsibilities at Al-Ghayda Airport. The Southern Forces will take control of the western gate, while Nation Shield Forces will continue managing overall airport operations.
Across all Governorates of South Yemen, from Aden to Socotra, sit-ins enter their 3rd day as thousands of Southerners demand the world respect the Southern people’s right to self-determination, and urged the Southern leaders to formally declare the State of South Arabia. #الجنوب_لن_يتراجع
Today we commemorate May 4th, a historic date that gave birth to the Southern Transitional Council 8 years ago and launched a new path for the people of South Yemen. It marked the beginning of a new phase where southerners are protected by a military force of their own & represented by a political
Today, April 2, 2025, the United Nations Security Council convened its 9,889th meeting to address the protection of civilians in armed conflict. One issue was impossible to ignore, yet it’s unfortunate that some UNSC members still shy away from talking about the continued
People in Aden, South Yemen flock to the beaches and playgrounds to celebrate the Eid.
Global Money Week in Aden, South Yemen. The largest financial event in Yemen, entirely organized by Aden’s vibrant youth. #GMW2025 Video by Ahmed Emad
The leadership of the Hadramaut Tribal Alliance held an emergency meeting today to address recent unrest in the governorate. The unrest was triggered by what was described as a manufactured crisis under the pretext of demanding Hadhramaut’s rights. #SouthYemen #Yemen
Because of recent activities by the Houthis and other terrorist groups to destabilize Hadramaut, particularly the Valley and Desert of Hadramaut, South Yemen. The deputy governor of Hadramaut, chairman of the Hadramaut Tribal League, Sheikh Amr bin Habrish in Saudi Arabia to discuss recent events.
March 19 marked ten years since the Houthis launched the air war in Yemen by bombing the presidential palace in Aden on March 19, 2015. Houthi/Saleh forces launched airstrikes, targeting the presidential palace in Aden, where President Hadi was staying after fleeing Sana’a. #SouthYemen
What’s happening in South Yemen. On March 6, 2025 the President of the Southern Transitional Council started an extensive tour to all the Southern governorates, along with the Southern ministers. They inaugurated Ataq Airport in Shabwa and Abdul Kuri Airport in Socotra.
Today marks the 3rd anniversary of the liberation of Bayhan, Usaylan, & Ain districts, in Shabwah province, South Yemen, from Houthi control. On Jan. 1, 2022, the Southern Defense Forces launched Operation "Southern Tornado" to reclaim Bayhan, successfully pushing the Houthis out within 10 days.
On Dec. 1, AQAP attacked the Security Belt’s Backup & Support 3rd Brig. in Wadi Omran, Abyan, South Yemen. The assault was repelled. 2 days later, on the night of Dec. 3, AQAP struck again, this time targeting SB’s Backup & Support 2nd Brig. The attack was repelled, with AQAP suffering heavy losses.
A suicide car bomb carried out by AQAP targeted the military barracks of the Security Belt Backup and Support Forces' 3rd Brigade in Mudiyah, Abyan. The attack resulted in 12 soldiers killed and over 20 injured. This is the first suicide attack since March 2022. Since the launch of Operation "Arrow
Yesterday, Sunday, the Shabwa Defense Forces repelled an attack on Ain District. The Houthis attempted to infiltrate into a military camp for the Shabwa Defense Forces in hopes of advancing and controlling the oil area in Ain, Shabwa. #SouthYemen #Yemen