Overview
- Hospital officials reported five dead and 39 wounded after security and military forces dispersed STC-linked demonstrators in Ataq.
- Eyewitnesses said protesters stormed the local administrative building and attempted to remove the Yemeni flag before security regained control and deployed in the area.
- The Shabwah security committee said armed fighters attacked personnel and fired live rounds, and it pledged action against anyone proven to have incited violence or used weapons.
- The STC’s Shabwa branch said masked security and military members opened fire on the crowd and confirmed the deaths of five protesters.
- Shabwah remains under the Presidential Leadership Council, and forces allied with the internationally recognized government intervened with warning shots to secure the city.