Fierce Clashes between Hadi Loyalists, UAE-Backed Separatists

Fierce fighting has broken out between UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) militias and forces loyal to Hadi’s government in southern Yemen’s Abyan province, local sources reported on Friday.

According to the sources, a group of Islah troops were advancing towards Lauder Hospital, while other armed groups were attacking the Security Belt headquarters, trying to seize it.

The sources explained that artillery and mortars were used to attack the Security Belt building.