RIYADH, April 27 — The Saudi-led military coalition today rejected Yemen separatists' declaration of self-rule over the country's south and demanded “an end to any escalatory actions.” The separatists' move complicates a long and separate conflict, fought by the coalition and the...
A Houthi supporter shouts slogans as he joins a rally to denounce the blockade imposed by the Saudi-led coalition, outside Sanaa airport in Sanaa, Yemen August 9, 2019. — Reuters pic
The separatists' move complicates a long and separate conflict, fought by the coalition and the internationally recognised government, against Huthi rebels who control much of the north. “We stress the need to restore conditions to their previous state in the interim capital Aden,” the coalition said according to tweets from the official Saudi Press Agency.
The STC, which is backed by key coalition partner the United Arab Emirates, yesterday declared self-rule in southern Yemen, accusing the government of failing to perform its duties and of “conspiring” against the southern cause.
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