News - Yemen: The Anti-aggression Parties affirmed on Monday that the achievement of the blessed Yemeni Unity is the greatest Yemeni station that has triumphed for the unity of the people and the land.

The Anti-aggression Parties stressed, in a statement on the occasion of May 22, the 33rd Unity Day of Yemen,  that Sana’a cannot compromise on sovereignty, national unity, and the liberation of all Yemeni lands from the filth of the occupation.

It also affirmed that Yemen, with its free forces and steadfast people, will not accept any steps taken by the occupier and its tools towards the interests, unity and territorial integrity of the homeland.

It called on the Yemeni People, north and south, to rally around the national forces in Sana'a, which have proven through their solid and responsible positions that they are the faithful guardians of the national constants that unite all the people.

The national day of Yemen is known as Unity Day. It commemorates the unification of North Yemen and South Yemen that took place on May 22, 1990.

Calls for secession are growing louder, particularly in Aden and other major southern cities that are now controlled by the Emirati-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC).

As part of attempts to control Hadramout governorate and include it in the secession project, Saudi Arabia and the UAE attempt to drag the tribes in this governorate into the ranks of the separatist scheme through negotiation with the Hadramout tribes.

The head of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) Aidarous al-Zubaidi’s attempts to strengthen his position in this province appeared through his speech, in which he emphasized “the great importance that the province represents in the southern project, due to its historical and cultural heritage, and its competencies capable of contributing effectively to shaping the future of generations.”  This is what observers considered as promises to the sheikhs and notables that they would have a place in the secession project that he wants to achieve by annexing eastern Yemen.

According to observers, while the meeting is considered an attempt to drag these sheikhs and notables into the Zubaidi side, it is another attempt to form a tribal entity to confront the “reference of the Hadramout tribes.”

 Hadramout tribes announced in a meeting last Thursday, the need to "establish a negotiating framework for the people of Hadramout, and representation in all political settlements for peace solutions in Yemen based on negotiation and parity, and the right of Hadhramaut to establish an independent state, and an independent region whenever the settlement is determined by regions," which indicates that projects of dividing Yemen into several mini-states.

Despite the divergence of positions between the components and factions loyal to Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, there is an initial agreement between the two parties to go for the partition, even if the method differs.

The calls for the independence of Hadhramaut, which were launched remarkably last February, and were supported by the Islah Party in Hadhramaut, come amid intense US activities in the governorate. According to political analysts, these activities confirm that Washington stands behind calling for the division of Yemen.