The Southern Transitional Council’s rapid takeover of Hadramawt exposes widening fractures among anti-Houthi actors and accelerates Yemen’s drift toward partition while raising tensions between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

AQAP has claimed a targeted sniper attack against a senior UAE-backed commander in Shabwa after a month of surveillance, framing the operation as part of its newly escalated campaign against Emirati interests.

Yemen’s authorities claim to have exposed a foreign-directed espionage network that enabled outside strikes, but the allegations remain unverified and support established political narratives.

The Israeli assassination of Yemen’s Prime Minister has triggered a coordinated and intensifying response from Axis of Resistance actors, further escalating the regional conflict and widening the scope of retaliation threats.

The Houthis’ claimed hypersonic missile strike on Israel’s Lod Airport prompted swift Israeli retaliation against Houthi infrastructure in Sanaa, escalating the regional conflict and underscoring Iran’s expanding proxy role.

The Houthis’ latest video declares continued military resistance against the U.S., using battlefield footage and religious rhetoric to assert ideological and operational strength.