Overview
- Presidential Leadership Council chief Rashad al-Alimi said forces supported by Saudi Arabia reclaimed all military and security sites in Hadramaut after an operation that began Friday.
- Two government military officials told AFP that neighboring Mahra and its forces shifted to the Saudi-backed side without resistance.
- AFP reported at least 20 STC fighters were killed in a Saudi-led airstrike in Al-Khasha, and an STC officer said Saudi warplanes carried out intensive strikes on a base in Barshid near Mukalla.
- The push follows a December blitz in which STC-aligned Hahdrami Elite Forces seized Seijun, the airport, military facilities, oil installations, and parts of Mahra.
- Saudi Arabia accused the UAE of encouraging the STC offensive, set a 24-hour deadline for Emirati withdrawal, struck suspected arms shipments, and invited southern groups to a conference in Riyadh for dialogue.