Despite several reports of a ceasefire between the Saudi-backed Yemeni
government and the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)
separatists, fighting was reported on Tuesday in the southern Abyan
Province.
Last week, STC forces seized materially the whole Abyan Province, a significant coastal province in South Yemen. Officials reported today the government reclaimed “several towns” before declaring another ceasefire.
The STC has been taking over parts of South Yemen all month, but has
lost back some of that territory over the past few days. They had
promised to “liberate” the entire territory and reclaim independence of
South Yemen.
Though the Saudis and the UAE are still presenting the possibility of a
negotiated deal to end the fighting, but battles keep erupting as both
sides try to secure a last little bit of territory, and there’s no sign
of that stopping.
Yemen Govt Moves to Retake Parts of Coast From Separatists
Officials claim 'several towns' reclaimed in Abyan Province
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