Biden can help end Yemen civil war by backing referendum, say separatists

Southern Transitional Council president says US leader should support a vote on independence for the South

Joe Biden can help end the six-year civil war in Yemen by backing a UN-sponsored referendum on independence for the South, the president of Yemen's separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) has said.

In an interview with the Guardian, Aidarus al-Zoubaidi claimed a referendum would show 90% support for independence for Yemen's South and should be held exclusively within the South, pointing out that in the Brexit referendum the rest of the European Union was not given a vote.