- Saudi Arabia carried out an airstrike on the port city of Mukalla in southern Yemen, targeting a shipment from the UAE intended for the Southern Transitional Council (STC), a UAE-backed separatist group.
- The strike reportedly destroyed military vehicles and weapons but caused no civilian casualties.
- Saudi authorities claimed the ships disabled tracking devices and unloaded a large quantity of weapons and combat vehicles for the STC. The UAE denied sending weapons but confirmed delivering vehicles, calling for restraint.
- Yemen’s Saudi-backed presidential council declared a state of emergency, canceled its defense pact with the UAE, and demanded that UAE forces leave Yemen within 24 hours.
- The STC, backed by the UAE, rejected the council’s orders and affirmed its alliance with the UAE, asserting no entity has authority to remove a country from the Arab Coalition.
Saudi Arabia Strikes Yemen Port City Over Weapons Shipment to Separatists from UAE
