Senior officials from Yemen’s internationally recognized government departed Aden on private and commercial flights as a Saudi contingent from Task Force 802 and units of the Presidential Protection Forces loyal to President Rashad al-Alimi withdrew from the Al-Ma’asheq Presidential Palace, according to an exclusive BashaReport update posted over the past hour ending at 2:16 PM UTC on December 6, 2025. BashaReport stated the Saudi withdrawal from the palace compound occurred one day after President al-Alimi traveled to Riyadh, with the presidential forces pulling out shortly afterward while carrying their weapons. The report specified the palace location via a Google Maps link. BashaReport clarified that the Saudi Task Force 802 withdrawal from the palace does not indicate a full pullout from Aden. This development follows South24's earlier report of Southern Storm forces taking over the palace after the departure of Saudi and Sudanese forces, as detailed in coverage ending at 1:15 PM UTC.
