Yemen’s Saudi-backed government retakes southern areas from STC: What next?
PLC takes control of southern Yemen, but challenges for a united Yemen remain amid Houthi control of Sanaa.

PLC takes control of southern Yemen, but challenges for a united Yemen remain amid Houthi control of Sanaa.









The Houthis have stepped up arrests of UN staff since Israel launched its genocidal war on Palestinians in Gaza.
STC says Aden, the base of the internationally recognised government, also under their control.
The Philippines says it expected nine Filipino mariners held by the Houthis since July attack to be released in Yemen.
The Houthis’ maritime campaign has killed at least nine mariners and seen four ships sunk.
Dozens of Yemeni UN personnel could face death penalty, as UN says at least 59 of its staff are being held by the group.
United Nations demands the release of its employees after Houthi forces raided a facility and detained staff in Sanaa.
Cameroon-flagged MV Falcon issues distress call about 60 nautical miles (110km) south of Yemen’s Ahwar in Gulf of Aden.
Group says its Chief of Staff Muhammad Abd al-Karim al-Ghamari was killed ‘while fulfilling his duties’.

Several residential buildings in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, have been destroyed by Israeli airstrikes.
Israel claims ‘powerful’ Sanaa strikes hit Houthi command sites, killing dozens.