ADEN, Yemen, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Saudi warplanes on Friday carried out airstrikes against military sites affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Yemen's southeastern oil-rich province of Hadramout, a local security official told Xinhua.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that "several airstrikes targeted positions of the Elite Hadrami security units aligned with the STC." ■