Uncertainty

UAE-Backed Forces Claim Deepens Yemen’s South–North Divide

UAE-Backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) says it now has full control over most of southern Yemen after expanding its forces across the region. It claims this step brings security and order and that it is ready to manage the south as a united area. The internationally recognized government disagrees with this claim and says the [...]

Nasir Recaptured Amid Deepening Political Crisis

South Sudan’s military has recaptured the strategic town of Nasir from the White Army militia without direct combat amid escalating political tensions following the house arrest of First Vice President Riek Machar. The White Army, reportedly linked to Machar, claimed 17 deaths from nearby bombardments. Machar’s SPLM-IO party is fragmenting, with one faction naming a [...]