In continuation of the advances by the Yemeni army and popular committees in the country’s southwest, Mayun Island has come under the control of the Yemeni army. With this, full control over the strategic Bab al-Mandab waterway has fallen into the hands of the Sana’a-based government.
With Saudi air support, forces of Yemen’s government-in-exile have taken control of the provinces of Abyan and Aden.
With the support of Saudi air power, the forces of Yemen’s government-in-exile regained control of Hadhramaut and Al-Mahra provinces, taking them back from the Southern Transitional Council.
The UAE’s exit from Yemen as the second key member of the Saudi-led coalition signals the failure of the coalition’s military strategy and a further shift in the balance of power toward Ansar Allah. This move weakens the exiled government and intensifies internal clashes between the Southern Transitional Council (STC) and Saudi-backed factions in southern and eastern Yemen — and could push southern groups toward declaring secession and courting new foreign sponsors.
Forces aligned with Saudi Arabia in the Second Military Region and Abyan province have announced their separation from the ousted government and joined the Southern Transitional Council.
After clashes subsided in Hadhramaut and Shabwa provinces, the Southern Transitional Council (STC) shifted its operations to Abyan province, aiming to clear areas under al‑Qaeda influence. Movements by southern fighters in Mudiyah and al‑Mahfad are expected to begin soon.
Following the advances of Southern Transitional Council (STC) fighters in Hadramaut province, the positions of the Islah Party in Shabwa have also been weakened. A convoy of Shabwa Defense Forces succeeded in taking control of the al‑Aqla oil facilities. After capturing the field, Shabwa Defense Forces established checkpoints around it.
According to the latest reports on the movements of Southern Transitional Council (STC) fighters in Hadhramaut and Al-Mahra provinces in eastern Yemen, political authority in these regions remains formally under the governors of the ousted government, yet southern forces are seizing key sites including airports and border crossings.
After a period of tension and power struggles between Southern Transitional Council (STC) fighters, Hadhramaut tribes, and Islah Party elements, the southerners—backed by the UAE—launched an operation yesterday under the name “Promising Future” to seize northern areas of Hadhramaut province. They marched toward Seiyun and swiftly took control of all military bases in Wadi Hadhramaut and key sites including Seiyun, the provincial capital, with minimal resistance.
The battlefronts in the provinces of Ma’rib, Al-Jawf, and the southern regions remain under ceasefire between Yemeni armed forces and Saudi-led coalition forces. However, tensions persist in occupied areas of Yemen between factions aligned with Saudi Arabia and the UAE, including the Islah Party, Tariq Saleh’s forces, and other armed groups.
The Southern Transitional Council (STC) has approved a proposal to reopen the Dhale-Sanaa road in order to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to Dhale province and improve the movement of Yemeni civilians.
The ongoing US military campaign in West Asia, along with the strengthening of the naval fleet and the extensive shipment of weapons to both the Israeli regime and US bases in Arab countries, has intensified speculation regarding preparations for a large-scale ground war against Yemen.
