Saudi forces from Task Force 802 withdrew from the Al-Ma’asheq Presidential Palace in Aden, their annex at the Badr Military Base inside Aden International Airport, and Mayun Island (Perim) in the Bab al-Mandab Strait during the nearly three-hour period ending at 5:16 PM UTC on December 6, 2025, according to a BashaReport update. The withdrawals align with earlier BashaReport reporting on Saudi pullouts from areas controlled by the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council. Hadrami sources indicated that Saudi forces in Sayoun, Hadramawt, began preliminary withdrawal procedures during this period, while units remained at the Buriqa Coalition main base, as stated in the update. Houthis celebrated the developments as a response to their calls for Saudi withdrawal under the UN and OSE_Yemen-led Road Map for peace, though the update specified these actions relate to the evolving situation in eastern Yemen, particularly Hadramawt and Mahra. A number of senior officials from Yemen’s internationally recognized government departed Aden on private and commercial flights, as quoted by BashaReport. This follows the prior withdrawal of Saudi Task Force 802 and Presidential Protection Forces from the palace one day after President Rashad al-Alimi traveled to Riyadh.
