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Infighting intensifies between rival groups in south Yemen

Friday, 30 August 2019 2:28 PM [ Last Update: Friday, 30 August 2019 2:28 PM ]

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Militants gesture as they stand in the back of a pickup truck near the Aden Hotel in the Khor Maksar district of Aden, Yemen, on August 29, 2019. (Photo by AFP)

Separatist forces backed by the UAE have reportedly taken control of Yemen’s southern port city of Aden. They are fighting against militants loyal to Yemen’s former president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. Hadi and his troops are supported by Saudi Arabia. The infighting has highlighted growing differences between Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

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