Overview
- Coalition officials said they carried out pre‑emptive strikes on STC‑linked positions near Aden and al‑Dhale to disrupt mobilization, with local sources reporting multiple raids and fatalities.
- Presidential Leadership Council chief Rashad al‑Alimi revoked Aidarous al‑Zubaidi’s council membership and referred him to prosecutors on high‑treason charges.
- A Saudi statement alleges al‑Zubaidi traveled by boat to Somaliland before flying via Mogadishu to a military airport in Abu Dhabi under UAE officers’ supervision, a claim not independently verified with no immediate UAE response.
- The Southern Transitional Council said it lost contact with a 50‑member delegation after it arrived in Riyadh and accused Saudi authorities of detaining officials.
- Saudi‑backed National/Homeland Shield forces have rolled back STC gains in Hadramawt and Mahra since December, with fresh deployments reported around Aden.