The US has expressed wariness over responding to Ansarallah’s recent attacks and has warned Israel against doing so to avoid a regional flare-up

Washington is working to recruit UAE-backed mercenary groups in Yemen to “distract Sanaa” from its military operations against Israel, Al-Akhbar revealed on 8 December.

“The United States is moving to activate factions loyal to the UAE in Yemen to distract Sanaa from continuing to carry out more air and sea attacks against the Israeli entity,” the Lebanese daily reports.

According to the report, US special envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking met with the head of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), Aidarous al-Zubaidi. The meeting took place in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi.

The STC is one of three parallel governments in Yemen. The UAE backs it in support of an independent secessionist state in south Yemen.