Overview
- Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council removed STC chief Aidarous al-Zubaidi and announced treason charges after he declined to travel for talks following a 48-hour ultimatum.
- Coalition strikes hit al-Dhale after accusations that al-Zubaidi mobilized forces there, with local officials and hospital sources reporting multiple fatalities and more than 15 strikes.
- The STC says more than 50 of its officials, including a delegation that flew to Riyadh, were detained or became unreachable after landing.
- A nighttime curfew was declared in Aden as Saudi-backed forces deployed, with National Shield units moving toward the city and PLC-aligned Abdulrahman al-Mahrami assigned to enforce security.
- The showdown follows recent STC advances in Hadramout and Mahra and a reported UAE arms shipment to Mukalla that drew Saudi strikes and strained relations within the anti-Houthi coalition.