Clashes Erupt Between Yemen Forces, Southern Secessionists
- Fighting threatens to weaken coalition against Houthi rebels
- Saudi, U.A.E. are in coalition to restore Hadi’s government
This article is for subscribers only.
Clashes erupted between forces loyal to Yemen’s elected government and secessionists in the south, exacerbating the divisions splintering a country already devastated by a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
The fighting in the southern port city of Aden broke out Sunday after secessionists gathered to rally against the Saudi Arabia-backed government, which had banned such protests as compromising the country’s stability and security. Presidential guards were deployed across the city and blocked all roads leading to the presidential palace. No official casualty figures were released.