2022 Southern Yemen offensive
| 2022 Southern Yemen offensive | |||||||||
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| Part of the South Yemen insurgency and the Southern Transitional Council conflict | |||||||||
Southern forces in Abyan province on a Nimr mobility vehicle, 24 August 2022 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Southern Transitional Council (STC) United Arab Emirates (alleged) |
Presidential Leadership Council | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Yasser Nasser Shaye † | Unknown | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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Pro-Southern Movement forces
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Yemen Army
Houthi loyalists in Shabwah | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 46 killed, 136 wounded (September–November) | Unknown | ||||||||
| 80+ killed, 68+ wounded overall (August) | |||||||||
In August 2022, forces of Yemen's Emirati-backed separatist Southern Movement, mainly represented by the Southern Transitional Council, launched an offensive in the Abyan and Shabwah provinces. Initially, the Southern forces mostly fought against Saudi-backed government forces, most of which belonged to the armed wing of the Islah party. Since early September 2022, however, the Southern Movement's offensive has become more focused on battling local al-Qaeda strongholds.