Tuesday, August 20, 2019

UAE-Backed Separatist Fighters Continue To Advance Against Government Forces In Southern Yemen

Members of UAE-backed southern Yemeni separatist forces stand by a military vehicle during clashes with government forces in Aden, August 10, 2019. © Reuters / Fawaz Salman / File Photo

Al Jazeera: Fresh clashes between separatists, government in Yemeni south

Fighters from Security Belt militia take two government military bases in Zinjibar, in Abyan province, officials say.

UAE-backed separatist fighters have seized a number of military camps in Yemen's southern Abyan province, as fresh clashes with forces loyal to the country's internationally recognised government caused multiple deaths and injuries.

The two sides are nominal allies in a Saudi-UAE-led military coalition battling the Houthi rebels movement after the latter took over the capital, Sanaa, and most major cities in 2014.

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More News On UAE-Backed Separatist Fighters Continuing To Advance Against Government Forces In Southern Yemen

Yemeni separatists extend control in south, Saudi-led forces strike capital -- Reuters
Separatist fighters besiege government forces in southern Yemen's Abyan -- Middle East Monitor
Separatists seize 2 govt military bases in S. Yemen as Saudi-led forces strike Sanaa – reports -- RT
Yemen Vows to Confront U.A.E.-Backed 'Coup' as Infighting Rages -- Bloomberg

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