Aden, Dec. 26 -- Saudi warplanes on Friday carried out airstrikes on military sites affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Yemen's southeastern oil-rich province of Hadramout, a local security official told Xinhua.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that "several airstrikes targeted positions of the Elite Hadrami security units aligned with the STC."He said that the strikes occurred one day after Saudi Arabia requested the STC to withdraw its forces from Hadramout, describing the airstrikes as an unprecedented development.
The strikes caused no casualties or damage to military equipment, according to the official.
In his opinion, the airstrikes were apparently intended as a strong warning to the ST...