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Summary: - The main power blocs in Yemen are the Houthis (Ansar Allah) in the north, who control Sanaa and several northern provinces, and the Southern Transitional Council (STC), a southern Yemeni separatist group with its own security forces and regional-backed influence in the south. - The STC, backed by the UAE, has pushed for southern self-rule or separation and has held or contested areas in Hadramout, al-Mahra, and Aden. It is part of the Saudi-backed Presidential Lead