Yemen gov't says its forces retake oil-rich Hadramout from separatists

Yemen's internationally recognized government said on Saturday its forces had regained full control of the oil-rich southeastern province of Hadramout after a Saudi-backed military operation forced out fighters loyal to the Southern Transitional Council (STC).



Rashad al-Alimi, head of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), said he had ordered security forces to secure state institutions and protect public and private property after government troops retook all military and security sites in the province, according to the state-run news agency Saba.



A military official said government forces entered Mukalla, the provincial capital and a key port city, after STC fighters withdrew under sustained Saudi airstrikes. Troops took control of state institutions, the official said.