"Naef was clear as to the reason for the government's failure a lack of unity and clear command structure. For years, government soldiers and other anti-Houthi fighters have adhered to conflicting agendas across the country, with many of the fighters in the south supporting the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC). A solution to that division, Naef thought, was far-fetched. However, more recently, things have changed."
"The STC's decision to attempt to seize all of southern and eastern Yemen backfired, and Saudi Arabia backed pro-government troops in pushing the group back. The STC is now divided, with one leader on the run, and others declaring that the group had been dissolved. The Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), Yemen's UN-recognised authority led by President Rashad al-Alimi, has seized the initiative and, on January 10, established the Supreme Military Committee (SMC), with the goal of overseeing all anti-Houthi military units,"
A decade-long conflict persists with the Houthis holding Sanaa while government forces suffered from fragmented command and competing agendas, especially with southern support for the STC. The STC's attempt to seize southern and eastern Yemen collapsed after Saudi-backed pro-government forces pushed the group back, leaving the STC divided and weakened. The Presidential Leadership Council established the Supreme Military Committee on January 10 to oversee and integrate anti-Houthi units into a single official military command. The new unified military structure has raised morale among government troops in the south and offers momentum for a potential government resurgence, while the Houthis remain defiant in the north.
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