Overview
- The Southern Transitional Council announced it will keep operating in Hadramawt and Al‑Mahra and will integrate Saudi‑aligned National Shield units into the seized areas.
- Saudi government sources said the move does not meet Riyadh’s security needs and reiterated that the STC must withdraw from both provinces.
- The Saudi‑led coalition said it struck an alleged Emirati weapons shipment at Mukalla port, a claim the UAE denied before declaring the withdrawal of its remaining troops from Yemen.
- Yemen’s internationally recognized government demanded an immediate and unconditional STC pullout and announced a nationwide state of emergency.
- European Union officials called for de‑escalation as analysts warned the STC’s near‑total control of the south raises the prospect of a renewed independence bid.