 | This article possibly contains original research. (October 2024) |
| Southern Movement | |
|---|---|
| الحراك الجنوبي | |
 The flag of former South Yemen as used by the movement | |
| Leaders | Aidarus al-Zoubaidi
Ali Salem al Beidh Hassan al-Ba'aum Saleh Ali Bin-Ghaleb Ahmed Omar Bin Fareed Abd Al-Rahman Ali Al-Jifri Saleh Bin Fareed Shalal Ali Shayih |
| Dates of operation | 2007–present |
| Active regions | Yemen |
| Ideology | Separatism Factions: Socialism[1] |
| Allies |  United Arab Emirates |
| Opponents |  General People's Congress
 Islamic State – Yemen Province |
The Southern Movement (Arabic: الحراك الجنوبي, romanized: al-Ḥirāk al-Janūbiyy), sometimes known as the Southern Separatist Movement, or South Yemen Movement, or Aden Movement, and colloquially known as al-Hirak (lit. 'the movement'),[2] is a political movement and paramilitary organization active in the south of Yemen since 2007, demanding secession from the Republic of Yemen and a return to the former independent state of South Yemen. At present, its best-known political offshoot, the Southern Transitional Council led by Aidarus al-Zoubaidi, is the de facto leadership across many provinces of the south.[3]
- ^ Heinze, Marie-Christine (14 June 2018). Yemen and the Search for Stability: Power, Politics and Society After the Arab Spring. Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781838609955.
- ^ "Is South Yemen Preparing to Declare Independence?". Time. 8 July 2011. ISSN 0040-781X. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Riedel, Bruce (1 February 2018). "Advancing separatists could restore South Yemen". Al-Monitor.