YEMEN MAP: Who is against who? In the last few weeks, reports coming out of #Yemen have caused further confusion to what is happening on the ground. We will try to fix that. A relatively up-to-date map that helps understand the current division of control in Yemen: Light green - Legitimate Yemeni government forces (Saudi-supported) - about a month ago they held all the territory to the east - the governorates of Hadhramaut and Al Mahrah. Blue - Southern Transitional Council forces (supported by the United Arab Emirates). Turquoise green - Al-Houthi's Nahdah forces (allied with the Southern Transitional Council). Brown - The Houthis. In addition, the map shows another area in the news now, Somaliland, and the strategic port of Berbera, and the ever important gateway to the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandev strait.