The Saudi‑backed Brotherhood invasion: the South faces chaos and terrorism with unyielding resilience
Today, the South is confronted with a serious challenge that affects the very existence and stability of its people, through a clear invasion led by northern emergency forces affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, supported directly yet unofficially by regional powers, foremost among them Saudi Arabia. What is happening is not a passing conflict or a limited dispute, but a systematic project aimed at reproducing the chaos and violence previously experienced in the South, while entrenching a permanent state of tension and instability. These forces, which sometimes claim to be carrying out security missions, have no genuine security project. They operate instead with a mindset of invasion and domination, bypassing any legal framework or popular consent. Every step taken by these forces toward the South must be understood in a clear context: imposing a new reality by force and turning all state institutions into tools serving a political and regional project far removed from the South’s aspirations for security and a dignified life.
The continuing aerial bombardment targeting civilians and their vehicles across various areas of the South reveals the true nature of this invasion. Saudi aircraft supporting the northern Brotherhood‑affiliated forces do not seek to protect civilians or maintain security. Rather, they use force to break people’s will and create an atmosphere of fear and chaos. What occurs at checkpoints, in terms of killings and the direct targeting of tribes, is not a mere clash but field executions that document a blatant violation of international law and human rights. Responsibility for these acts rests directly with those who ordered and carried them out, as they are not accidental incidents but part of a deliberate strategy to weaken the South politically and socially.
The movements witnessed among the tribes under these conditions confirm that defending land and dignity is not a random reaction, but an expression of a firm popular will that refuses to submit to hegemonic projects. When airstrikes kill civilians and checkpoints turn into death traps, it becomes clear that all the declared security measures are nothing more than a façade for a policy of repression by force. The blood being shed today will not be forgotten and will remain testimony to the failure of any political project hiding behind false slogans of stability or counter‑terrorism.
Saudi support for the northern Brotherhood emergency forces can only be interpreted as a deliberate choice to reproduce a model of jihadist chaos, where every security vacuum becomes fertile ground for terrorist organizations such as Al‑Qaeda and ISIS. Every strike on southern forces that once fought these groups, and every attack on civilians, strengthens terrorism instead of combating it. This clearly indicates that Saudi policy is not merely a failure in conflict management, but a systematic strategy to keep the South a zone of tension, with negative repercussions for regional security, navigation, and stability across the entire area.
The political and security invasion carried out by the Brotherhood in the North, backed by Saudi Arabia, seeks to obstruct any viable project for a stable southern state. Any attempt to restore legitimacy or impose real political solutions is undermined by force and violence, relying on media manipulation and political cover that conceals the reality of military operations directed against civilians. What distinguishes these operations is that they do not stop at killing and terrorizing on the ground but also seek to legitimize violence through political slogans, forming a moral scandal that cannot withstand either international law or political logic.
Recent history demonstrates that regional interventions targeting the South have always come at the expense of the region’s stability, weakening forces that fought terrorism while empowering extremist groups. Through its support for the Brotherhood in the North, Saudi policy reinforces this dynamic. Every bullet fired at a civilian and every bombardment of villages and roads constitutes an international crime, not only because innocent lives are lost, but because such acts directly threaten the social fabric of the South and recreate cycles of violence and chaos. This policy makes any attempt to achieve security and national reconciliation nearly impossible and opens the door for terrorist groups to rebuild their presence under a deceptive political cover.
Brotherhood terrorism operates as a tool to achieve specific political objectives, using violence and intimidation, while Saudi Arabia recycles terrorism through local proxies as an instrument of political pressure. Every measure taken against the South is perceived as a green light for Al‑Qaeda and ISIS to redeploy. Meanwhile, the South, which fought and defeated these groups in Mukalla, Abyan, and Shabwa, now finds itself directly targeted by forces supposedly meant to protect it. This alliance between armed extremism, political cover, and media manipulation creates an environment that fosters terrorism and weakens all efforts toward state‑building.
Despite all these pressures, the South proves day after day that the will of its people is stronger than any attempt at coercion. What distinguishes the South is that it carries a comprehensive state‑building project seeking security and stability, whereas Saudi policies aim to create a chaotic environment that serves terrorist groups. Any attempt to break the will of the South or to weaken its anti‑terror forces is doomed to fail, because the South is fighting a terrorist project rather than individual actors. Any entity built on undermining anti‑terror efforts will inevitably transform into an extremist enclave, whatever its name, while a strong southern state will ultimately emerge as the only path capable of blocking the return of chaos.
In the end, what is happening in the South is not a passing crisis or a local conflict, but a test for the future of the entire region. The direct targeting of civilians, the mobilization of armed groups, and the use of air power to destroy popular resistance are all elements of a systematic project to reproduce terrorism and chaos. The South will not be intimidated and will not accept governance built on repression and disorder. The right to life and security is a red line, and anyone who crosses it bears direct legal and moral responsibility. The equation is clear: a strong and stable southern state means the end of terrorism, while any external support for destructive forces brings only more chaos and devastation.
