Saudi warplanes on Friday carried out airstrikes against 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."

(Cover: The Yemeni national flag flutters in the wind, Sanaa, Yemen, September 21, 2025. /VCG)