🇺🇸🇷🇺🇻🇪⚡️- BREAKING: The United States is attempting to seize the Bella 1 tanker after two weeks of pursuit across the Atlantic for illegally carrying American oil.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- “Separately, the U.S. Coast Guard has also intercepted another Venezuela-linked tanker in Latin American waters, U.S. officials told Reuters, as the U.S. continues enforcing a maritime "blockade" of sanctioned vessels from Venezuela.”

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇻🇪⚡- US Special Forces have successfully boarded the Iranian shadow vessel Marinera (formerly Bella-1).

The tanker previously transported crude for the IRGC. The tanker flies the Russian flag, and is currently empty of cargo, but attempted to steal American oil from Venezuela before it was intercepted by the USCG.

🇸🇾⚡- BREAKING: The Syrian government has launched a military operation into SDF-controlled Aleppo.

The deadline for the SDF withdrawal expired 30 minutes ago.

🇸🇾⚡- Intense Syrian artillery shelling of SDF positions in Aleppo. Syrian heavy vehicles have begun attempts at storming the SDF-controlled Sheikh Maqsoud and al-Ashrafiyeh districts.

🇸🇾⚡️- Al-Ashrafiyeh, Aleppo, right now.

🇸🇾⚡️- Scenes from al-Ashrafieh, Aleppo.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- "In a pre-dawn action this morning, the Department of War, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security, apprehended a stateless, sanctioned dark fleet motor tanker without incident.

The interdicted vessel, M/T Sophia, was operating in international waters and conducting illicit activities in the Caribbean Sea. The U.S. Coast Guard is escorting M/T Sophia to the U.S. for final disposition.

Through Operation Southern Spear, the Department of War is unwavering in its mission to crush illicit activity in the Western Hemisphere. We will defend our Homeland and restore security and strength across the Americas." - U.S. Southern Command

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇻🇪 - SOPHIA is a Russian ghost supertanker – the second tanker Moscow has lost today, despite the deployment of its 'navy'.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇻🇪⚡- "The blockade of sanctioned and illicit Venezuelan oil remains in FULL EFFECT — anywhere in the world," - Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇻🇪⚡- "The world’s criminals are on notice. You can run, but you can’t hide," - Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.

🇾🇪🇸🇦🇦🇪⚡- BREAKING: The ultra-conservative and right-wing Giant Brigades, which currently control Aden, have defected to the Saudi-backed Coalition Forces side.

The Southern Transitional Council has therefore collapsed. Saudi-backed troops are currently in Shabwah, heading towards Abyan and Aden.

🇾🇪🇸🇦🇦🇪⚡- The Southern Transitional Council has fallen.

The Saudi-backed Homeland Shield Forces have recently entered Ataq, capital of the Shabwah region, and are on their way to take over Aden.

Aden, Ad Dali and the Lahij regions are under the Giant Brigades control, who have defected to the Saudi-side. The Giant Brigades are currently expelling the Southern Transitional Council from military positions in the three regions. The Tihamah region remains under the control of the pro-Saudi Tihamah Forces.

Map key:
Purple - Saudi-backed Homeland Shield Forces,
Blue - Giant Brigades (al-Amalikah),
Yellow - Tihamah Forces.

Note, Ad Dalu, Lahij, southern Tihamah and Aden are NOT yet under Saudi-back Yemeni forces control. Saudi-backed troops have only recently begun clearing the Shabwah region, a convoy had entered Ataq.g

🇾🇪 - Current control map:

Purple: Saud-backed Homeland Shield Forces, HSF, who are sweeping through the territory of Shabwah right now.

Blue: Abyan Security Council, which defected to the Saudi-side earlier this morning. Abyan has said they will welcome the HSF upon arrival.

Yellow: National Resistance (pro-Hadi forces), YNR. The YNR have mostly defected to the Saudi-led side as well, which includes the Giants Brigades, the Republican Guards, and the Tihamah Forces.

Saudi-backed HSF have not yet secured the entirety of southern Yemen yet. There are no HSF in Ad Dali, Aden, or Lahij – not yet at least.

The only troops loyal to the STC that remain in Aden are the Storm Brigade, who are being arrested by the Giants Brigade.