From Eric Dondero:

Government forces in Yemen have virtually abandoned the southern province of Abyan.

From USA Today "Al Qaeda Declares Southern Yemeni Province An "Islamic Emirate"" March 31

In the southern province of Abyan, the stronghold of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Islamist militants have seized several towns after the Yemen army and its U.S.-trained counterterrorism unit was called back to help defend areas closer to the capital. On jihadist websites, the region is being referred to now as the "Islamic Emirate of Abyan."

As Business Insider reports, the first action taken by the new ruling forces, has been to institute strict Sharia Law, including bans on women going outside.

AQAP, which has established full control over the southern province, made an online statement Wednesday declaring Abyan an Islamic Emirate governed by Shariah.

The statement said women in the province should not go out except under necessary circumstances, "and she who urgently needs to go out, should be with one of her male relatives, and should have ID with her."