[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] The desert areas between Ma'rib and Hadhramaut governorates are witnessing intense Saudi military movements, including the deployment of ''Emergency'' factions along the international highway linking Marib to the al-Abar region.According to informed sources, these field arrangements aim to redraw the map of influence and control over oil-rich areas in the Valley and Desert districts of Hadhramaut. The focus centers on the strategic areas of ''Al-Khash'ah'' and the vicinity of ''Al-Abar'' to administratively and militarily detach them from Hadhramaut and annex them to Ma'rib.
Sources confirmed that these movements reflect the escalating Saudi-Emirati rivalry over economic resources, and an attempt to impose a new reality on the ground by force, which could fuel tribal and political tensions.
The coming days remain contingent upon what these developments unfold, amid expectations of a new round of conflict with tribes loyal to the Southern Transitional Council (STC), which is backed by the UAE.
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