The Independent: Southern Yemen separatists seize presidential palace, tearing coalition apart and sparking fears of new war
Government official claims ‘it’s all over’ as serious fractures within the Saudi-led coalition threaten fresh conflict
Yemen’s southern separatists have seized control of the port city of Aden after storming the presidential palace, the seat of the internationally-recognised government, ripping apart a Gulf coalition fighting rebels in the north and sparking fears of a new war.
Yemeni officials confirmed that the Southern Transitional Council, which was once part of a Gulf-backed coalition fighting the Houthi rebels, had taken all of the government military camps in the strategic city. A separatist commander later claimed they also seized the presidential palace.
The country’s recognised foreign ministry called the action a “coup” while an official within the government told Reuters “it’s all over”.
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WNU Editor: The Saudis are trying their best to stop the fracturing of the coalition .... Yemen's southern separatists agree to Saudi call for ceasefire in Aden (Reuters).
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Yemen government says UAE-backed southern separatists staging coup in Aden -- Middle East Eye
Yemen government says southern separatists staged coup in Aden -- Reuters
Yemen government decries UAE-backed 'coup' after separatists seize palace -- CNA/AFP
Separatists seize Aden presidential palace, gov't military camps -- Al Jazeera
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