Yemen

Yemeni separatists accuse Saudi Arabia of launching airstrikes against their forces

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Yemeni separatists accuse Saudi Arabia of launching airstrikes against their forces

ADEN, Yemen (AP) — Separatists in southern Yemen accused Saudi Arabia on Friday of targeting its forces with airstrikes, which the kingdom has not officially acknowledged, after it warned the forces to withdraw from governorates they recently seized. The United Arab Emirates-backed Southern Transitional Council said the strikes took place in Yemen’s Hadramout governorate. It … Read more

Saudi Arabia urges Yemen separatists to leave two governorates as anti-rebel coalition strains

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Saudi Arabia urges Yemen separatists to leave two governorates as anti-rebel coalition strains

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Thursday called on Emirati-backed separatists in southern Yemen to withdraw from two governorates it now controls, a move that threatened to spark a confrontation within a fragile coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the country’s north. The Saudi Foreign Ministry’s statement came in an effort to … Read more