Overview
- STC chief Aidarus al-Zubaidi announced a two-year transitional phase leading to an internationally monitored referendum on southern self‑determination and called for dialogue with northern and southern actors.
- The group published a constitutional declaration detailing interim executive and legislative bodies, security provisions limiting armed forces to the state, and a timeline for drafting a constitution, holding a referendum, and organizing elections.
- Heavy fighting was reported around Al-Khasha in Hadramawt with conflicting claims over control of Brigade 37; STC figures framed the confrontation as pivotal and urged mobilization against elements tied to Islah and Dr’ al‑Watan.
- STC officials and circulated videos reported Saudi airstrikes on the camp causing casualties, with Reuters and AFP relaying STC accounts, while battlefield control and overall developments remained contested and not independently verified.
- Saudi ambassador Mohammed Al Jaber said the STC blocked a Saudi delegation’s aircraft from landing in Aden and halted airport traffic, as Yemen’s transport ministry criticized new Saudi screening rules for flights to Aden, and eight foreign ministers jointly urged sustained humanitarian access for Gaza and full UN operations.