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2025-02-12 Arabia
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Hadhramaut Tribal Alliance Challenges Yemen's Government Authority
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[ALESTIKLAL.NET] Amid the escalating crisis between the so-called "Hadhramaut Tribal Alliance" and Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
's Presidential Leadership Council (the highest body of the internationally recognized government), questions have arisen about the nature of the tribal formation and the influence it wields on the ground in Yemen.
The Alliance comprises the majority of Hadhramaut's tribes, a governorate in eastern Yemen that covers 36 percent of the country's territory. It consists of 28 districts, with its capital and largest city being al Mukalla.
The governorate is bordered by Saudi Arabia
 ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula, largely made up of sand and oil rigs. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual haj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Formerly dictatorial and steeped in Olde Tyme Religion, deferring to Salafist holy men on all issues, it has now done a 180 and is making a serious effort to modernize, so as not to be left in the sand by its Gulf Arab neighbors. The holy men have been shoved to the background and the nation is now still dictatorial but somewhat rational. That doesn't make them trustworthy, but it's a start...
to the north, the Arabian Sea to the south, the governorates of Marib and al-Jawf to the northwest, and al-Mahra and Shabwa to the east and west.
The Root of the Crisis
The current problem between the two parties lies in the decision by the Hadhramaut Tribal Alliance to halt the supply of crude oil to Aden, the temporary capital of Yemen's internationally recognized government, in order to sustain electricity services.
Since February 3, 2025, the security committee affiliated with the Alliance has stopped the flow of crude oil to Aden, in an attempt to pressure the Presidential Leadership Council to implement a plan for normalizing the situation in Hadhramaut, which was announced by the council on January 7, 2025.
The Hadhramaut Tribal Alliance ignored a plea made by the General Corporation for Electricity in Aden on February 1, requesting continued fuel supply to ensure electricity service.
The plea warned that the city would face a "catastrophic situation that cannot be avoided" and that all vital services would be halted.
On January 7, the Presidential Leadership Council approved what it called the "Normalization Plan for Hadhramaut," aimed at addressing what it described as the "legitimate demands" of the region's residents and their political and social components.
The plan was approved after tensions rose in the governorate, with the Hadhramaut Tribal Alliance declaring that some of its positions near the western city of al Mukalla were targeted by artillery in the context of a military campaign.
However,
we can't all be heroes. Somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by...
the second military region (affiliated with the legitimate government) denied conducting any attacks or military campaigns.
The presidential statement outlined the allocation of revenues from crude oil sales stored in the Dhabba and al-Masila terminals to build two new power stations in both the coastal and valley regions of Hadhramaut.
It also aimed to support efforts to unify and mobilize the region's people, strengthen their equitable partnership with the state, and address any future political entitlements.
The plan also included provisions to "integrate the people of Hadhramaut into the armed forces and security services according to the law and established recruitment standards," as well as the establishment of a general hospital in al-Hadba (Ghayl Bin Yamin) funded by diesel revenues from the state-owned PetroMasila company.
The statement also vowed to investigate the corruption allegations levied against PetroMasila—the government-run company responsible for the main oil production sector in Hadhramaut.
In the days leading up to the presidential statement, a campaign was launched against PetroMasila in response to allegations of corrupt practices.
Furthermore, the statement affirmed the need for "all local and central revenues to be managed in support of the governorate's development and reconstruction in line with a joint development plan with the government and regional and international donors."
However,
we can't all be heroes. Somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by...
it stressed that these actions required "the local authority and all Hadhrami components to welcome the agreed-upon decisions and end protest movements" (referring to the armed militias of the Tribal Alliance), paving the way for comprehensive reforms that would restore the governorate's status as a driver of development, stability, and peace.
The armed security committees of the Alliance have since taken control of the entrances and exits of the Wadi Hadhramaut (Hadhramaut Valley)region, including the movement of oil tankers.
On January 11, 2025, the Alliance allowed the provision of crude oil to Aden's presidential power station for a period of two weeks, which was then extended by another week until early February.
While the Hadhramaut Tribal Alliance initially welcomed the Presidential Leadership Council's initiative and allowed crude oil to flow for Aden's electricity, it emphasized that "self-governance is the best option to fulfill the aspirations of the region's people in managing their affairs, free from centralization and exclusion."
The Alliance also demanded clear, transparent guarantees to build citizens' trust in the plan's credibility, asserting that the failure to meet these demands by the Presidential Leadership Council had reignited the crisis, with the deadline having passed. 
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