On January 2, the YNA launched a major attack from the west and east of Hadramaut, managing to take the 37th base and the town of Al-Khasha'a, which allowed it to advance easily to Al-Qatan. By then, the STC had begun a complete withdrawal from the positions it had taken just a month earlier, and by dawn the towns of Shibām, Al Madudah, Al-Sowm, Tarim, Ghuraf, Sharmah, As-Suwayri, and the city of Seiyun had been recaptured by Saudi-backed forces.

Meanwhile, on the political front, the leader of the Southern Transitional Council announced the start of a roadmap for the independence of “South Arabia,” which would culminate on January 2, 2028. Despite these statements, on January 3, YNA forces entered the rest of the governorates of Hadramaut and Mahrah following the massive withdrawal of STC forces to the governorate of Abyan, managing to reverse the South Yemeni gains of a month ago in what appears to be a resounding victory for Saudi Arabia over the UAE in Yemen.
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