Overview
- The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council said its forces began a new campaign in Abyan to eradicate terrorism and secure the province.
- The group named the push Operation Decisive Resolve and described goals to target cells, cut supply lines and prevent regrouping.
- In recent days the STC asserted control over Hadhramaut and Al Mahra, seizing key oil facilities and the Oman border crossing, according to reports.
- Yemen’s General Staff said 32 troops were killed and 45 wounded in Hadhramaut during the STC’s advances.
- A Saudi-led bid to deescalate has stalled as STC leader Aidarus al-Zoubaidi resists withdrawals and speaks of building institutions for a future southern state.