UAE-backed separatists control more and more of Yemen's south
by editors@theworld.org (Joshua Coe) from The World: Latest Stories on (#72828)
In Yemen, the forces of The Transitional Council said they were moving to take yet another southern province this week. In a civil war that has dragged on for over a decade, the separatist faction backed by the United Arab Emirates has seized much of Yemen's south, and has defied Saudi Arabia-led efforts to deescalate. Host Marco Werman learns more from Abdulghani Al-Iryani. He's a senior researcher with the Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies.