Southern Transitional Council seizes Aden positions

Forces aligned with the internationally recognized government, with coalition support, launched an offensive toward Hodeidah, a vital port for food and aid imports. The UN warned that fighting could...

The UN envoy called for an immediate halt to the military escalation around Hodeidah and renewed negotiations. This pressure preceded the Stockholm consultations, but fighting and civilian risk...

The Yemeni government and Ansar Allah agreed to a ceasefire and mutual redeployment framework for Hodeidah, arrangements for Taiz, and a prisoner exchange. The agreement offered a respite around a...

A ceasefire under the Stockholm Agreement entered into force in Hodeidah governorate. Implementation and interpretation of redeployment obligations remained contested, while fighting continued on...

The Council created the UN Mission to support the Hodeidah Agreement to monitor the ceasefire and support implementation. The mission operated under difficult security conditions and with limited...

The UAE said it had carried out airstrikes against what it described as terrorist groups after fighting between Yemeni forces around Aden and Abyan. The government of Yemen said the strikes hit its...

The government and the Southern Transitional Council signed a Saudi-brokered power-sharing and security arrangement intended to end their armed confrontation. Implementation was partial and delayed,...

The Southern Transitional Council announced self-administration in areas under its control, citing failures to implement the Riyadh Agreement. The move challenged the authority of the...

The STC said it would revoke its self-administration declaration after Saudi mediation and renewed efforts to implement the Riyadh Agreement. The announcement did not itself settle disputes over...

An explosion and gunfire struck Aden International Airport shortly after a plane carrying members of the newly formed power-sharing cabinet arrived. Civilians and officials were killed and injured;...