The situation is no less precarious in the southern provinces, where a secession movement has been active since 2007. Southerners are up in arms because the Houthi rebellion halted plans for the adoption of a federal system, which would have given the region greater autonomy.
南部省份的情况尤其恶劣。也门南部的分裂运动在2007年便已十分活跃。南方人之所以武装起来，是因为胡塞叛军中止了采取联邦制的计划，而联邦制将带给南部更大的自治权。结果，武装集团占领了检查站，关闭了亚丁港。分裂的风险是实实在在的。