The Southern Transitional Council in Yemen, backed by the UAE, announced self-management of the areas it controls in the south of the country, starting at midnight on the evening of April 25.
In a statement issued by its president, Aidarous Al-Zubaidi, the council announced a general emergency in Aden and the southern governorates, and mandated the council’s forces to implement them from Saturday.
In his statement, Al-Zubaidi accused the Yemeni government of not performing its duties, as he accused the Saudi-Emirati coalition of "unjustified silence" for these actions, noting that the council had given them (the Yemeni government and the coalition) a deadline since early October last to improve the living conditions without causing any treatments .
The council justified its move by, inter alia, “non-payment of salaries and wages of employees of the military and security establishment, retirees and civilians for several months”, “ceasing to support the fronts involved in arms, ammunition, food and living requirements” and fueling “national rivalry and seeking to destabilize and tear up the national cohesion.”