Overview
- Saudi Arabia publicly labeled the Southern Transitional Council’s push into Hadramout and al-Mahra an unjustified escalation and called for an urgent, orderly pullback.
- The STC said it will keep securing the two provinces and accused Saudi forces of launching warning airstrikes in Hadramout, a claim not confirmed by Riyadh.
- Videos released by STC-linked media purported to show strikes near Wadi Nahab after ambushes that the group said killed two fighters and wounded 12, with no confirmed strike casualties.
- Riyadh said a joint Saudi-Emirati delegation is working on arrangements for STC redeployment and the handover of camps to National Shield Forces, but no withdrawal has occurred.
- The UAE welcomed Saudi efforts to stabilize Yemen, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced concern and urged restraint as tensions strain the anti-Houthi coalition.