Saudi-led coalition forces launched a series of airstrikes in Yemen's Dhale province on Wednesday, targeting the home region of Aidarous al-Zubaidi, leader of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC). Al-Zubaidi was removed from Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, formed in April 2022 after President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi of Yemen's internationally recognized government stepped down. A fragile truce among Yemen's anti-Houthi factions was shaken in December when the STC began seizing territory.