Saudi-Backed Invasion of Southern Yemen: The Collapse of the Security Narrative

 

What is unfolding in southern Yemen is no longer defensible under the language of security or stability. The current military escalation represents a foreign-backed invasion aimed at reshaping the south by force, not protecting civilians or preventing chaos. The transformation of checkpoints into death traps and the deployment of air power against populated areas signal a profound political and moral failure.

Southern forces have consistently demonstrated their role as effective partners in counterterrorism. They confronted extremist organizations on the ground, absorbed casualties, and dismantled networks that threatened both regional and international security. Instead of consolidating these gains, current policy choices punish those forces while reopening space for Muslim Brotherhood-linked emergency units and extremist proxies.

The use of aviation against civilian environments marks a critical loss of legitimacy. Yemen’s social structure is deeply rooted in tribal dignity and collective memory. Bombardment does not impose authority—it engraves grievance. Every strike aimed at “controlling” the south instead creates permanent enemies and ensures the reproduction of violence across generations.

Tribal movements observed in recent days were not spontaneous or reckless. They were responses to humiliation, exclusion, and the violation of basic human dignity. In Yemen, blood is not forgotten, and it does not fade under political statements or military communiqués. It accumulates, multiplies, and eventually returns as wider strife.

What is being marketed as stability is, in reality, an organized project of chaos. It fractures the social fabric, ignites regional resentment, and recycles extremist elements that had already been defeated. The south is not the problem—it is the target. And history will assign responsibility accordingly.