Overview
- Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council said an operation that began Friday recaptured all military and security positions in the oil-rich province.
- AFP reported 20 fighters killed in Saudi-led strikes in Al-Khasha, and an STC official described intensive bombing of a base west of Mukalla the following day.
- Two government military sources told AFP that forces in neighboring Mahra aligned with the Saudi-backed side without resistance.
- Saudi Arabia accused the UAE of pushing the STC offensive, bombed suspected Emirati weapons shipments, and demanded Emirati troop withdrawal within 24 hours.
- Saudi authorities called for a comprehensive dialogue in Riyadh on the south’s future, and the STC welcomed the invitation as a genuine opportunity.