South Yemen insurgency

The political movement behind the so-called 'insurgency' is a group called the Southern Movement. Led by exiled South Yemeni leaders and opposition figures, this group calls for peaceful protests. However, their protests have recently often turned into riots, some with armed fighters. The insurgency has occasionally been linked by the Yemeni government to Islamist groups, including ex-military commanders and South-Yemeni tribes. South Yemen is home to several jihadist movements, some of which are believed to be affiliated with al-Qaeda, most notably a group called the Aden-Abyan Islamic Army. Naser al-Wahishi the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula expressed support for the South Yemeni separatist movement.{{cite web|url=http://www.newssafety.org/index.php?view=article&catid=96%3Ayemen-security&id=15652%3Asouthern-movement-elements-kill-8-wound-18-in-south-yemen&option=com_content&Itemid=100387|title=Login|accessdate=3 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104212806/http://www.newssafety.org/index.php?view=article&catid=96%3Ayemen-security&id=15652%3Asouthern-movement-elements-kill-8-wound-18-in-south-yemen&option=com_content&Itemid=100387|archive-date=4 January 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}} However leaders of the Southern Movement were quick to deny any links with al-Qaeda.{{cite web|url=http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/134205 |title=Associating the Liberation Movement of South Yemen with Al Qaeda is Red Herring |publisher=American Chronicle |accessdate=2010-04-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419043834/http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/134205 |archivedate=April 19, 2012 }} Many believe that Saleh's government used al-Qaeda as a means to win international support against insurgencies in the North and South.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} As a response to such accusations, Tariq al-Fadhli - one of the leaders of the southern movement - posted a video of himself on YouTube raising the American flag with the national anthem over his compound in an attempt to openly distance himself from Al-Qaeda.{{cite web |url=http://www.adenpress.com/eng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=103:-tarik-al-fadhli-hoisted-the-american-flag-on-his-house&catid=29:2010-01-06-16-25-06&Itemid=54 |title=Tariq al-Fadhli hoisted the American flag on his house |publisher=Aden Press |date=2010-02-05 |access-date=2010-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707083235/http://www.adenpress.com/eng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=103:-tarik-al-fadhli-hoisted-the-american-flag-on-his-house&catid=29:2010-01-06-16-25-06&Itemid=54 |archive-date=2011-07-07 |url-status=live }}

There are many leaders within the movement, including Fadi Hassan Ahmed Baoum who is head of the Southern Movement's Supreme Council. He was arrested and later released by Yemeni authorities. Meanwhile, Tahir Tamah has been said to be behind the group's militant faction.

• 2009
• April 2009
• 28 April 2009, 14 people are injured and 1 soldier is killed as separatist militants attack a checkpoint in Mukalla; this was the 7th soldier to be killed in South Yemen secessionist violence.{{cite web |url=http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LS176771.htm |title=Reuters AlertNet – Yemeni soldier killed in protesters' attack |publisher=Alertnet.org |date=2009-04-28 |accessdate=2010-04-27 |archive-date=2011-06-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603234829/http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LS176771.htm |url-status=live }}
• May 2009
• 3 May 2009, one man is killed and 4 are injured in a bomb blast carried out by separatist militia.{{cite web |url=http://www.yemenpost.net/Detail123456789.aspx?ID=100&SubID=662&MainCat=10 |title=Bomb kills Yemeni in southern clashes- Yemen Post English Newspaper Online |publisher=Yemenpost.net |accessdate=2010-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707160555/http://yemenpost.net/Detail123456789.aspx?ID=100&SubID=662&MainCat=10 |archive-date=2010-07-07 |url-status=live }}
• 4 May 2009, armed South-Yemeni protesters ambushed a military base in the south, killing 1 soldier.{{cite web|url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/may/04/ml-yemen-clashes-050409|title=Yemeni soldier killed in clashes in troubled south|work=U-T San Diego|accessdate=3 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804224225/http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/may/04/ml-yemen-clashes-050409/|archive-date=4 August 2011|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}
• June 2009
• 8 June 2009, 2 people were killed and 4 were wounded during protests in the South, bringing total casualties to 11 soldiers and 11 others killed.{{cite web |url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-201461662.html |title=Two dead as south Yemen protesters clash with police. |work=The Daily Star |location=Beirut, Lebanon |publisher=Encyclopedia.com |date= |accessdate=2010-04-27 |archive-date=2011-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604040203/http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-201461662.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90777/90854/6674274.html |title=Two demonstrators killed in clashes with Yemeni police – People's Daily Online |publisher=English.peopledaily.com.cn |date=2009-06-08 |accessdate=2010-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605044658/http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90777/90854/6674274.html |archive-date=2011-06-05 |url-status=live }}
• July 2009
• 25 July 2009, 1 person was killed and 4 injured as protesters clash with police in Dhaleh.google news [https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iPiZMuzbHqSLX8ia6yFDBEu-HiBQ Four Yemeni soldiers killed as unrest swells] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014222815/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iPiZMuzbHqSLX8ia6yFDBEu-HiBQ |date=2011-10-14 }}, {{cite web |url=http://www.criticalthreats.org/yemen/tracker-unrest-southern-yemen |title=Tracker: Unrest in Southern Yemen | Critical Threats |accessdate=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171815/http://www.criticalthreats.org/yemen/tracker-unrest-southern-yemen |archivedate=2016-03-03 }}
• 28 July 2009, 4 Yemeni soldiers are killed as armed men attack a government checkpoint in the south. It was said supporters of Tareq al-Fadhli, an Islamist leader who called for protests in response for the death of 16 people at a separatist rally, were responsible
• October 2009
• 25 October 2009, gunmen ambushed a vehicle carrying the body of a soldier killed in Sa'dah, the ambush kills 2 soldiers and injures 3.reuters [https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLP61700 Two Yemeni soldiers killed in ambush in south] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014080757/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLP61700 |date=2017-10-14 }}
• November 2009
• 1 November 2009, armed rebels attack the headquarters of security corps in Abyan Governorate, killing 1 soldier and kidnapping Deputy Governor of Abyan, Adel Hamoud al-Sabri.{{cite web |url=http://en.trend.az/regions/met/arabicr/1570685.html |title=Trend News: One soldier killed, official kidnapped in south Yemen |date=November 2009 |publisher=En.trend.az |accessdate=2010-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091109082536/http://en.trend.az/regions/met/arabicr/1570685.html |archive-date=2009-11-09 |url-status=live }}
• 2010
• January 2010
• 24 January 2010, in the southern province of Shabwa, in Yemen, three members of Yemen's security forces were killed after an attack on a checkpoint.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8477402.stm |title=Yemen troops killed in attack on checkpoint |publisher=BBC News |date=2010-01-24 |accessdate=2010-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906093924/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8477402.stm |archive-date=2017-09-06 |url-status=live }}
• 25 January 2010, during riots, one policeman was killed while 11 policemen and 3 school children were injured.{{cite web |author=(AFP) – Jan 25, 2010 |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hUwiBgiwibL74LFnHDGa9HYw2WDg |title=AFP: One killed and 14 wounded in Yemen separatist violence |date=2010-01-25 |access-date=2010-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611203857/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hUwiBgiwibL74LFnHDGa9HYw2WDg |archive-date=June 11, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
• 27 January 2010, separatists shoot dead a policeman in Al-Ghaydah.{{cite web |url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/darticlen.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2010/January/middleeast_January565.xml§ion=middleeast&col= |title=Khaleej Times Online – Yemen police officer shot dead by secessionists |publisher=Khaleejtimes.com |date=2010-01-27 |accessdate=2010-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608080235/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/darticlen.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2010/January/middleeast_January565.xml§ion=middleeast&col= |archive-date=2011-06-08 |url-status=live }}
• February 2010
• 1–24 February 2010, government crackdown arrests 130 separatists in South Yemen.{{cite web |url=http://www.alsahwanet.net/view_nnews.asp?sub_no=401_2010_02_24_76309 |title=Sahwa Net |publisher=Alsahwanet.net |date=2010-02-24 |accessdate=2010-04-27 }}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• 13 February 2010, Riots in al-Hawta city, Lahij province left one dead and 7 injured. According to Hawta security director Ali Ammar: "Separatist elements blocked the roads, opened fire randomly and hurled a grenade at a security patrol, killing a citizen and injuring others."{{cite web |url=http://english.cri.cn/6966/2010/02/14/195s550292.htm |title=One Killed, 7 Injured in South Yemen Protest: Source |publisher= |accessdate=2010-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018133421/http://english.cri.cn/6966/2010/02/14/195s550292.htm |archive-date=2012-10-18 |url-status=dead }}
• 17 February 2010, Tareq al-Fadhli announced that starting on 20 February, the next phase of the South Yemeni uprising would begin with mass protests and civil disobedience campaign.{{cite web |url=http://www.english.rfi.fr/middle-east/20100217-south-yemen-uprising-starts-saturday-says-separatist |title=South Yemen uprising starts Saturday, says separatist |publisher=www.english.rfi.fr |accessdate=2010-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100622051826/http://www.english.rfi.fr/middle-east/20100217-south-yemen-uprising-starts-saturday-says-separatist |archive-date=2010-06-22 |url-status=live |date=2010-02-17 }} The man who died was a protester and another 5 protesters were arrested. However, in a separate clashes armed separatists killed a soldier and wounded three in Shabwa province.{{cite web |url=http://www.newsyemen.net/en/view_news.asp?sub_no=3_2010_02_13_40012 |title=NewsYemen |publisher=NewsYemen |date=2010-02-13 |accessdate=2010-04-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715084823/http://www.newsyemen.net/en/view_news.asp?sub_no=3_2010_02_13_40012 |archivedate=2010-07-15 }}
• 20 February 2010, separatists kill the director of a criminal investigations unit and one of his guards in an ambush on a government convoy, another three people were injured. In a separate incident clashes erupted between security forces and gunmen in al-Dalea.{{cite web |agency=Reuters |url=http://arabnews.com/middleeast/article20036.ece |title=Two dead in ambush of govt vehicle in south Yemen |publisher=Arab News |date=2010-02-20 |accessdate=2010-04-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223041822/http://arabnews.com/middleeast/article20036.ece |archivedate=2010-02-23 }}
• 22 February 2010, Faris al-Dhama, a South Yemeni activist is arrested and killed by the Yemeni government.{{cite web |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/arrests-detentions-death-in-yemens-southern-conflict-85082917/112975.html |title=Arrests, Detentions, Death in Yemen's Southern Conflict | Middle East |publisher=.voanews.com |date=2010-02-23 |access-date=2010-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100427115204/http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/middle-east/Arrests-Detentions-Death-in-Yemens-Southern-Conflict-85082917.html |archive-date=2010-04-27 |url-status=live }}
• 23 February 2010, a soldier is killed by armed separatists in Dhale Province {{cite web |url=http://www.sabanews.net/en/news206733.htm |title=Saba Net – Yemen news agency |publisher=Sabanews.net |accessdate=2010-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716055305/http://www.sabanews.net/en/news206733.htm |archive-date=2011-07-16 |url-status=live |date=2010-02-23 }}
• 26 February 2010, a soldier is killed in an ambush in the Abyan province.{{cite web |url=http://www.sabanews.net/en/news207094.htm |title=Saba Net – Yemen news agency |publisher=Sabanews.net |accessdate=2010-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100228081632/http://www.sabanews.net/en/news207094.htm |archive-date=2010-02-28 |url-status=live |date=2010-02-26 }}
• 27 February 2010, Yemen declares state of emergency in southern Yemen. This decision follows a rise in attacks against soldiers.{{cite news |author=Mohammed Ghobari |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61Q0VI20100227 |title=Yemen declares state of emergency in southern city |publisher=Reuters |date=2010-02-27 |accessdate=2010-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100302172441/http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61Q0VI20100227 |archive-date=2010-03-02 |url-status=live }}
• March 2010
• 1 March 2010, Southern Yemeni activist, accused of links with Al-Qaeda, his wife, son and daughter and two policemen were killed in an armed attack against his home. Another policemen was wounded.{{cite web |url=http://www.rtlinfo.be/info/monde/international/310703/ |title=Yémen/Sud: un activiste tué ainsi que trois proches et deux policiers – RTL info |publisher=Rtlinfo.be |date= |accessdate=2014-06-20 |archive-date=2011-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725162854/http://www.rtlinfo.be/info/monde/international/310703/ |url-status=live }} In a second time over 19 people were killed in a bombing in the city of Ta'izz.{{cite web |url=http://www.lepoint.fr/actualites-monde/2010-03-02/une-explosion-detruit-un-immeuble-au-yemen-on-craint-19-morts/924/0/429494 |title=Une explosion détruit un immeuble au Yémen, on craint 19 morts, actualité Monde : Le Point |publisher=Lepoint.fr |accessdate=2010-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104002611/http://www.lepoint.fr/actualites-monde/2010-03-02/une-explosion-detruit-un-immeuble-au-yemen-on-craint-19-morts/924/0/429494 |archive-date=2014-11-04 |url-status=dead }}
• 11 March 2010, two militants were killed and 10 others wounded in clashes with police. 6 policemen were also wounded.{{cite web |url=http://yemenpost.net/Detail123456789.aspx?ID=3&SubID=1961&MainCat=3 |title=2 Killed, 10 Wounded in Riot-Hit South- Yemen Post English Newspaper Online |publisher=Yemenpost.net |accessdate=2010-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724140448/http://yemenpost.net/Detail123456789.aspx?ID=3&SubID=1961&MainCat=3 |archive-date=2011-07-24 |url-status=live }}
• April 2010
• 1 April 2010, an argument between inmates from the separatist Movement for the Independence of Southern Yemen and guards resulted in a bomb being thrown and up to forty inmates escaping in Daleh. Four were reported injured.{{cite web |url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/04/201041101321857546.html |title=Middle East – Scores escape amid Yemen jail blast |publisher=Al Jazeera English |date=2010-04-01 |accessdate=2010-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409011539/http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/04/201041101321857546.html |archive-date=2010-04-09 |url-status=live }}
• 15 April 2010, two militants were wounded during a riot after a demonstration in the city of Daleh.{{cite web |author=lefigaro.fr |url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2010/04/15/97001-20100415FILWWW00524-yemen-manifestations-de-l-opposition.php |title=Le Figaro – Flash Actu : Yemen: manifestations de l'opposition |publisher=Lefigaro.fr |date=2010-04-15 |accessdate=2010-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100418202327/http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2010/04/15/97001-20100415FILWWW00524-yemen-manifestations-de-l-opposition.php |archive-date=2010-04-18 |url-status=live }}
• June 2010
• 4 June 2010, a Yemeni colonel and two of his bodyguards were killed in an attack.{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h0kfOytjupe0Z5_EtbgusWHzuZkA|title=AFP: Suspected Qaeda members kill Yemeni colonel|publisher=|access-date=20 January 2019|archive-date=4 September 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904115456/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h0kfOytjupe0Z5_EtbgusWHzuZkA|url-status=dead}}
• 20 June 2010, two officers were killed in an ambush in the province of Dali.{{cite news | url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/yemen-2-army-officers-killed-in-southern-ambush/ | work=Fox News | title=Yemen: 2 Army Officers Killed in Southern Ambush | date=2010-06-20 | access-date=2010-06-21 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100624011924/http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/06/20/yemen-army-officers-killed-southern-ambush/ | archive-date=2010-06-24 | url-status=live }}
• 23 June 2010, three soldiers were killed in fighting in Dhaleh province.{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hn8lgw1ETugM_Y7MwWJ-fY_YGziA|title=AFP: '3 Yemeni soldiers die' in clashes in south|access-date=20 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615160609/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hn8lgw1ETugM_Y7MwWJ-fY_YGziA|archive-date=15 June 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
• 24 June 2010, three soldiers and a civilian were killed, and eight others wounded in clashes in Dhaleh province.{{cite web|url=http://www.criticalthreats.org/yemen/tracker-unrest-southern-yemen|title=Tracker: Unrest in Southern Yemen – Critical Threats|accessdate=22 March 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171815/http://www.criticalthreats.org/yemen/tracker-unrest-southern-yemen|archivedate=3 March 2016}}
• 25 June 2010, one Southern Movement separatist was killed by security forces in Aden after a firefight erupted during anti-government protests.{{cite web|url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1566289.php/One-killed-as-police-clash-with-separatists-in-southern-Yemen|title=One killed as police clash with separatists in southern Yemen – Monsters and Critics|accessdate=20 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104184127/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1566289.php/One-killed-as-police-clash-with-separatists-in-southern-Yemen|archive-date=4 November 2010|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}
• July 2010
• 7 July 2010, two demonstrators died and four were injured when police attempted to break up anti-government protest in Aden.{{cite web|url=http://yemenpost.net/Detail123456789.aspx?ID=3&SubID=2384&MainCat=3|title=2 Die, 4 Hospitalized after Police Thwart Aden Rally on War's End Anniversary – Yemen Post English Newspaper Online|accessdate=22 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104001935/http://yemenpost.net/Detail123456789.aspx?ID=3&SubID=2384&MainCat=3|archive-date=4 November 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}
• 27 July 2010, separatists ambushed a security patrol in Lahij, killing four soldiers and wounding nine others.
• September 2010
• 5 September 2010, Two people were killed and seven others were injured Sunday in clashes between security forces and militants in Lahij governorate in southern Yemen.{{cite web|url=http://yemenpost.net/Detail123456789.aspx?ID=3&SubID=2580&MainCat=3|title=2 Killed and 7 Injured in Lahj Clashes – Yemen Post English Newspaper Online|accessdate=22 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104002603/http://yemenpost.net/Detail123456789.aspx?ID=3&SubID=2580&MainCat=3|archive-date=4 November 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}
• December 2010
• 17 December 2010, clashes killed four Yemeni soldiers and an army officer after soldiers shot dead a Southern Movement member, Abbas Tanbaj, in Habilain in Lahij governorate. Eight additional people are reported wounded, including five soldiers, two militants, and a civilian.
• 2011
• January 2011
• 8 January 2011, Southern Movement militants attacked a checkpoint in al Malah district in Lahij governorate. At last two soldiers were killed and another was injured in the attack.{{cite web|url=http://yemenonline.info/news-1821.html|title=YemenOnline – Voice of Yemen : Separatists attack security checkpoint killing two soldiers|accessdate=20 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004064634/http://yemenonline.info/news-1821.html|archive-date=4 October 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
• 10 January 2011, clashes in Lahij governorate killed at last two soldiers.http://www.france24.com/en/20110110-two-dead-army-battles-south-yemen-militants{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• 12 January 2011, fighting between southern separatists and soldiers in Lahij governorate killed four Yemeni soldiers and wounded ten others.{{cite web|url=/www.yobserver.com/local-news/10020586.html|title=Fierce clashes between the army and the separatists South of Yemen|website=yobserver.com |accessdate=20 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405200958/http://www.yobserver.com/local-news/10020586.html|archive-date=5 April 2011|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}}
• 13 January 2011, southern Movement supporters demonstrated in Mukallah in Hadramawt governorate demanding that detained militants be released. One militant was killed and two others were wounded.{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i53p7XRPJ7xXEO9RSzR5LhaOC3gw?docId=CNG.2ae8d10289d05e80ecb077f1af8fa46d.b41|title=Woman dies in south Yemen protest|access-date=20 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615161632/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i53p7XRPJ7xXEO9RSzR5LhaOC3gw?docId=CNG.2ae8d10289d05e80ecb077f1af8fa46d.b41|archive-date=15 June 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
• 16 January 2011, one woman was killed and seven civilians were wounded in Habilain in Lahij governorate during fighting. The army reported that four of its soldiers were wounded during the clashes.

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• 24 February 2011, at least one civilian was killed during a Southern Movement protest in the city of Lawder in Abyan governorate.{{cite web|url=http://yemenpost.net/Detail123456789.aspx?ID=3&SubID=3183&MainCat=3|title=One killed, another Wounded in Abyan- Yemen Post English Newspaper Online|accessdate=22 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104002142/http://yemenpost.net/Detail123456789.aspx?ID=3&SubID=3183&MainCat=3|archive-date=4 November 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}
• 28 March 2011, in Shabwa the Southern Movement attacked and looted Central Security camps, taking control of Nessab, Al-Saaed, Haban and Maefaa districts of the governorate.{{cite web|url=http://arabnews.com/middleeast/article332239.ece|title=Yemeni regime loses grip on four provinces - Arab News|accessdate=20 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110331154218/http://arabnews.com/middleeast/article332239.ece|archive-date=31 March 2011|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}
• 4 April 2011, southern separatists stormed military checkpoints in the southern governorate of Lahij. The clashes left one soldier dead and five soldiers wounded.{{cite web|url=http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90777/90854/7339817.html|title=One soldier killed in raid by separatist militants in south Yemen|accessdate=22 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017054600/http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90777/90854/7339817.html|archive-date=17 October 2012|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}
• 20 April 2011, gunmen attacked security forces at a protest in Khormaksar city in Aden governorate, killing one soldier and wounding at least four other people. Some witnesses report that the gunmen were connected to the Southern Movement.
• 10 June 2011, suspected Southern Movement militants attacked a military checkpoint outside al Habilain in Lahij governorate. At least five soldiers and three rebels were killed.{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/10/us-yemen-clashes-idUSTRE7591RU20110610 | work=Reuters | title=Eight die as Yemeni troops fight southern rebels | date=10 June 2011 | access-date=2 July 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924153458/http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/10/us-yemen-clashes-idUSTRE7591RU20110610 | archive-date=24 September 2015 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}
• 16 June 2011, gunmen linked with the Southern Movement shot and killed two Yemeni soldiers in Lahij governorate.{{cite web|url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/06/201161922618903770.html|title=Army kills 'al-Qaeda fighters' in Yemen|accessdate=22 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006080819/http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/06/201161922618903770.html|archive-date=6 October 2011|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}
• 24 June 2011, at least three soldiers and a passerby were killed in an attack led by South Yemen militants in al Mansoura. A famous Southern separatist leader Jeyab al Saadi was killed when security forces opened fire on the funeral procession in Aden.{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/25/world/middleeast/25yemen.html?_r=1 | work=The New York Times | first=Laura | last=Kasinof | title=Yemen's Security Forces Clash With Protesters at Funeral Procession for a Popular Activist | date=24 June 2011 | access-date=28 February 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726033220/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/25/world/middleeast/25yemen.html?_r=1 | archive-date=26 July 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}

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• 1 July 2011, an armed militant from the Southern Movement was killed in an attack on an army position in Aden. Six others, including three soldiers, were injured in the clash.{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hFhTPRB9pYPHbMMo6hVXK8YwIeiw?docId=CNG.0265cd9766a48297f8255d02da64b8df.9f1|title=Yemenis stage mass rival rallies|access-date=20 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615162214/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hFhTPRB9pYPHbMMo6hVXK8YwIeiw?docId=CNG.0265cd9766a48297f8255d02da64b8df.9f1|archive-date=15 June 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
• 9 July 2011, Southern Movement was blamed for an ambush against a security patrol killing a Yemeni army officer and two troops. Two civilians were also wounded in the attack.{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hAmCMf9hjZy-fFwOUSfrMONWKQ0A?docId=CNG.1919b38c39ffd7eaad2577b64ff09bb8.901|title=Three soldiers killed in south Yemen ambush|access-date=20 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615163541/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hAmCMf9hjZy-fFwOUSfrMONWKQ0A?docId=CNG.1919b38c39ffd7eaad2577b64ff09bb8.901|archive-date=15 June 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
• 23 August 2011, armed tribesmen backed by the Southern Movement captured a prison in Lahj. Government forces were unable to counter the heavy fire and surrendered. Over 20 prisoners were freed.{{cite web|url=http://en.trend.az/regions/met/arabicr/1921625.html|title=Armed tribesmen storm prison, police station in south Yemen|date=22 August 2011|work=Trend|accessdate=22 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003043514/http://en.trend.az/regions/met/arabicr/1921625.html|archive-date=3 October 2012|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

The southern movement, like the Houthis rejected a GCC brokered deal between the GPC and Al-Islah and boycotted the February 21, 2012 presidential election leaving Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi as only candidate.{{cite web|url=http://www.yementimes.com/en/1542/news/246/Houthis-and-Southern-Movement-to-boycott-February-election.htm|title=Houthis and Southern Movement to boycott February election|work=Yemen Times|accessdate=22 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324011025/http://www.yementimes.com/en/1542/news/246/Houthis-and-Southern-Movement-to-boycott-February-election.htm|archive-date=24 March 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

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• 17 January 2014, Clashes between Yemeni troops and secessionist militants killed four people Friday in southern Yemen, two of them soldiers, sources on both sides said. The fighting broke out when the militants ambushed a military vehicle, killing the soldiers and wounding four others, a military source told AFP.{{cite news | url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Jan-17/244352-three-killed-in-clashes-between-militants-the-army-in-yemen.ashx#axzz2oNa3sbT8 | publisher=The Daily Star | title=Four killed in south Yemen clashes | date=17 January 2014 | access-date=17 January 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117192126/http://dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Jan-17/244352-three-killed-in-clashes-between-militants-the-army-in-yemen.ashx#axzz2oNa3sbT8 | archive-date=17 January 2014 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}
• 30 January 2014, two soldiers were among four people killed when the army clashed with separatists in Daleh in south Yemen. Southern Movement activists ambushed an army vehicle at dawn with automatic fire, killing two soldiers. Also were killed two attackers and seven more wounded in a subsequent firefight.

:An activist with Southern Movement confirmed the clash, saying the attackers belonged to the militant Southern Resistance group.

• 5 February 2014, unidentified gunmen shot dead four Yemeni soldiers an attack on a military vehicle in the southern Shabwah Governorate. They opened fire as the vehicle headed to an army checkpoint near the port of Balhaf gas-export terminal.{{cite news|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Feb-05/246459-gunmen-kill-four-soldiers-in-south-yemen-official.ashx#axzz2oNa3sbT8|title=Gunmen kill four soldiers in south Yemen: official|publisher=The Daily Star|date=5 February 2014|access-date=5 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140206023448/http://dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Feb-05/246459-gunmen-kill-four-soldiers-in-south-yemen-official.ashx#axzz2oNa3sbT8|archive-date=6 February 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}
• 7 February 2014, four soldiers killed and many wounded when Yemeni tribesmen ambushed a military convoy accompanying technicians repairmen which were sent to repair an oil pipeline that was blown up by tribal militias in the restive southeastern Hadhramaut Governorate.{{cite news|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Feb-07/246702-yemen-tribesmen-kill-soldiers-in-restive-hadramawt.ashx#axzz2oNa3sbT8|title=Yemen tribesmen kill soldiers in restive Hadramawt|publisher=The Daily Star|date=7 February 2014|access-date=7 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208034305/http://dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Feb-07/246702-yemen-tribesmen-kill-soldiers-in-restive-hadramawt.ashx#axzz2oNa3sbT8|archive-date=8 February 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}
• 18 February 2014, Yemen's Ministry of Defense said that nine people were killed in clashes between armed men and Yemeni soldiers in the southern city of Dalea. Including four soldiers and one officer were killed in the clashes. Also fourteen other soldiers were kidnapped.{{cite news|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Feb-18/247702-army-separatist-clash-kills-8-in-south-yemen.ashx#axzz2oNa3sbT8|title=Nine dead, 14 soldiers seized in clashes between gunmen and army in Yemen|publisher=The Daily Star|date=18 February 2014|access-date=18 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219095504/http://dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Feb-18/247702-army-separatist-clash-kills-8-in-south-yemen.ashx#axzz2oNa3sbT8|archive-date=19 February 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}
• 9 March 2014, At least two Yemeni soldiers and four militants were killed in a clash on Saturday when fighters tried to attack a military compound in southern Yemen.{{cite news|url=http://www.worldbulletin.net/middle-east/130554/two-yemeni-soldiers-30-people-killed-in-clashes|title=Two Yemeni soldiers, 30 people killed in clashes|publisher=World Bulletin|date=9 March 2014|access-date=9 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309124616/http://www.worldbulletin.net/middle-east/130554/two-yemeni-soldiers-30-people-killed-in-clashes|archive-date=9 March 2014|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}}
• 7 August 2014, military and local officials said that eleven militants and four Yemeni soldiers were killed in attacks on two army posts in the southeastern Hadramawt province.{{cite news|url=https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/gulfnews/559232-al-qaeda-attacks-in-yemen-leave-15-dead|title="Al-Qaeda" attacks in Yemen leave 15 dead|publisher=NOW|date=7 August 2014|access-date=7 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104192139/https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/gulfnews/559232-al-qaeda-attacks-in-yemen-leave-15-dead|archive-date=4 November 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

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In the end of April 2017, Governor of the Aden Governorate Aidarus al-Zoubaidi was sacked by President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, with the reason of disloyalty to him, and loyalty to the Southern Movement. On 3 May 2017, major rallies were held in Aden to protest the decision of Hadi. One week later, Southern Transitional Council was formed, and some of the members were the governors of Dhale, Shabwah, Hadhramaut, Lahij, Socotra, and Al Mahrah governorates. It also have partial control in Abyan and Aden governorates. One day later, Hadi rejected the council, and called it illegitimate.{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/05/gcc-rejects-formation-yemen-transitional-council-170513141733873.html|publisher=aljazeera.com|title=GCC rejects formation of Yemen transitional council | Yemen News | Al Jazeera|accessdate=2017-06-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607153718/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/05/gcc-rejects-formation-yemen-transitional-council-170513141733873.html|archive-date=2017-06-07|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/News/2017/5/11/Governor-turned-president-Adens-Al-Zubaidi-announces-council-to-govern-South-Yemen|author=The New Arab|publisher=alaraby.co.uk|title=Banished Aden governor forms independent "South Yemen" council|date=11 May 2017 |accessdate=2017-06-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511222357/https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2017/5/11/governor-turned-president-adens-al-zubaidi-announces-council-to-govern-south-yemen|archive-date=2017-05-11|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://english.aawsat.com/ibrahim-al-qurashi/news-middle-east/hadi-rejects-south-council-urges-members-clarify-stances|author=Saudi Research & Marketing (uk) Ltd|publisher=english.aawsat.com|title=Hadi Rejects 'South Council,' Urges Members to Clarify their Stances - ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English|accessdate=2017-06-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516084254/http://english.aawsat.com/ibrahim-al-qurashi/news-middle-east/hadi-rejects-south-council-urges-members-clarify-stances|archive-date=2017-05-16|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-05/13/c_136278180.htm|publisher=news.xinhuanet.com|title=Yemen gov't rejects formation of "southern transitional council" - Xinhua | English.news.cn|accessdate=2017-06-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035008/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-05/13/c_136278180.htm|archive-date=2017-12-01|url-status=live}}

• 28 January 2018 – Beginning of the Battle of Aden (2018) between the Yemeni Government and the Southern Transitional Council (STC)
• 30 January 2018 – STC conquers Aden{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/30/yemens-saudi-backed-government-to-flee-from-aden|title=Yemen's Saudi-backed government 'to flee from Aden'|date=30 January 2018|work=The Guardian|access-date=30 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130113430/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/30/yemens-saudi-backed-government-to-flee-from-aden|archive-date=30 January 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-yemeni-separatists-conquer-city-aden-saudi-backed-forces-two-day-battle/|title=Breaking: Yemeni separatists conquer the city of Aden from Saudi-backed forces after two-day battle|date=30 January 2018|publisher=AMN|access-date=30 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130200629/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-yemeni-separatists-conquer-city-aden-saudi-backed-forces-two-day-battle/|archive-date=30 January 2018|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/middle-east/yemen-separatists-capture-aden-from-hadi-forces-1.3373652|title=Yemen separatists 'capture Aden' from Hadi forces|date=30 January 2018|publisher=The Irish Times|access-date=30 January 2018|archive-date=30 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130213108/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/middle-east/yemen-separatists-capture-aden-from-hadi-forces-1.3373652|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/yemen-separatists-capture-aden--government-confined-to-palace---residents/43863530|title=Yemen separatists capture Aden, government confined to palace - residents|date=30 January 2018|publisher=Swissinfo|access-date=30 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130133634/https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/yemen-separatists-capture-aden--government-confined-to-palace---residents/43863530|archive-date=30 January 2018|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-clashes/yemen-separatists-capture-aden-government-confined-to-palace-residents-idUSKBN1FJ17E|title=Yemen separatists capture Aden, government confined to palace: residents|date=30 January 2018|publisher=Reuters|access-date=30 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130175147/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-clashes/yemen-separatists-capture-aden-government-confined-to-palace-residents-idUSKBN1FJ17E|archive-date=30 January 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

• 29 August 2019 – the Southern Transitional Council take control of Aden and Zinjibar.

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• 7 August 2022 – the STC started an offensive in the Ayban province.

• 2011 Yemeni protests
• List of modern conflicts in the Middle East
• Southern Movement

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