Overview
- Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council said National Shield units retook all military and security positions in Hadramawt, with officials and residents reporting advances in Mukalla and Seiyun.
- Saudi-led aircraft struck STC positions including the Al-Khasha and Barshid camps, and government sources said key bases and Seiyun airport were secured following the raids.
- Saudi Arabia invited southern factions to a conference in its capital, and the STC publicly accepted participation in the talks.
- The STC announced a two-year transitional period leading to a referendum on southern independence, a move rejected by the internationally recognized government.
- The UAE said it withdrew its remaining forces and called for restraint, while Abu Dhabi denied Saudi claims about an intercepted Emirati weapons shipment to Mukalla.