Overview
- Local outlets report a turn toward de‑escalation in Hadramout and Al‑Mahra, with planned re‑deployment in Thamud and Ramah and the inclusion of southern personnel into Nation Shield formations.
- The Southern Transitional Council says it has no dispute with Nation Shield and reiterates that its forces will not withdraw from current positions, framing their mission as securing borders and blocking smuggling routes.
- The UAE Defense Ministry confirmed it ended its remaining counterterrorism teams in Yemen, a move that analysts and southern officials say could elevate security risks in areas long targeted by extremist groups.
- Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council faces its first public split, as four members denounce unilateral decisions attributed to President Rashad Al‑Alimi and STC bodies blame him and Islah for the Mukalla port incident.
- U.S. statements and a Yemeni defense meeting stress avoiding internal escalations in liberated areas and keeping military priorities centered on countering the Houthi threat.