The president of the Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council Aidarous Al-Zubaidi sits for an interview, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, in New York.

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Saudi-backed Yemeni forces secure Mukalla after clashes with separatist STC

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  • The leader of Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council (STC), Aidarous al-Zubaidi, has been removed from government for “committing high treason”, the chairman of the internationally recognised body holding executive power said.
  • Al-Zubaidi was due to board a plane to Riyadh on Tuesday evening for talks this morning but did not board the plane and “fled to an unknown location”, the Saudi-led coalition said.