Southern Movement
| Southern Movement | |
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| Participant in the South Yemen insurgency the Yemeni Civil War, and the Yemeni Revolution |
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| Active | 2007–present |
| Ideology | South Yemeni independence or autonomy, Socialism |
| Leaders |
Ali Salem al Beidh Hassan al-Ba'aum Ahmed Omar Bin Fareed Abd Al-Rahman Ali Al-Jifri Saleh Bin Fareed Aidroos Al Zubaidi Shalal Ali Shayih |
| Area of operations | Yemen |
| Allies |
Al-Islah National Army |
| Opponents |
General People's Congress (pro Saleh) |
| Website | southernhirak.org |
General People's Congress (pro Saleh)
Houthis
The Southern Movement, sometimes known as the Southern Mobility Movement, Southern Separatist Movement, or South Yemen Movement, and colloquially known as al-Hirak is a political movement and paramilitary organization active in the former South Yemen since 2007, demanding secession from the Republic of Yemen.
After the union between South Yemen and North Yemen on May 22, 1990, a civil war broke out in 1994, resulting in the defeat of the weakened southern armed forces and the expulsion of most of its leaders, including the former Secretary-General of the Yemeni Socialist party and the Vice-President of the unified Yemen, Ali Salim al-Beidh.
After the 1994 civil war and the forced national unity which followed, many southerners expressed grievance at perceived injustices against them which remained unaddressed for years. Their main accusations against the Yemeni government included widespread corruption, electoral fraud, and a mishandling of the power-sharing arrangement agreed to by both parties in 1990. The bulk of these claims were levelled at the ruling party based in Sana'a, led by President Ali Abdullah Saleh. This was the same accusation given by the former southern leaders which eventually led to the 1994 civil war.
Many southerners also felt that their land, home to much of the country's oil reserves and wealth, had been illegally appropriated by the rulers of North Yemen. Privately owned land was seized and distributed amongst individuals affiliated with the Sana'a government. Several hundred thousand military and civil employees from the south were forced into early retirement, and compensated with pensions below the sustenance level. Although such living standards and poverty was ripe throughout all parts of Yemen, many residents of the south felt that they were being intentionally targeted and dismissed from important posts, and being replaced with northern officials affiliated with the new government.
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