"Tensions between the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia over the future of Yemen and the imminent possibility of the declaration of an independent southern state have reached boiling point with Saudi Arabia in effect accusing the UAE of threatening its future security. The dispute has the potential to create a civil war within the south of Yemen and also spill over into other disputes including in Sudan and the Horn of Africa where the two countries often find themselves backing opposite sides."
"The UAE has been dabbling in Yemen for years due to its support for the separatist Southern Transitional Council. Many observers, including diplomats in Riyadh, had assumed that the UAE often thought of as the junior if more ideological partner would back down and tell the STC to delay or jettison its plan to declare independence and instead settle for negotiations on greater autonomy or more seats in Yemen's coalition government body, the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC)."
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are in escalating conflict over Yemen after the UAE backed southern separatists seeking an independent state. Saudi authorities view moves toward southern independence and UAE support for the Southern Transitional Council as direct threats to national security and have responded with strikes on vehicles destined for STC use at Mukalla. The rivalry risks igniting civil war in southern Yemen and spilling into Sudan and the Horn of Africa, where both states back opposing sides. Saudi policy previously focused on defeating Houthi rebels and later pursuing diplomacy with the internationally recognised government in Aden.
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