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Saudi airstrikes hit UAE-backed separatist camp in Yemen

A convoy of armored vehicles makes its way along a street in the port city of Mukalla, southern Yemen, on January 1, 2026. (AFP)
MUKALLA, Yemen– Saudi airstrikes hit a UAE-backed separatist military camp in Yemen’s Hadramawt province on Friday, causing deaths and injuries, a senior official for the group tells AFP.
Seven air strikes hit the camp in Al-Khasah, says Mohammed Abdulmalik, head of the Southern Transitional Council in Wadi Hadramaut and Hadramaut Desert, adding that a ground attack was repelled. The number of deaths and injuries is not immediately available.
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