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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Southern separatists in Yemen report Saudi airstrikes near positions

Plumes of smoke rise behind soldiers in a truck.
Footage allegedly shows airstrikes taking place near a Southern Transitional Council troop base in Hadramaut. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock

A separatist group in southern Yemen that this month seized two oil-rich provinces has claimed that Saudi Arabia has fired warning airstrikes directed at its forces.

Videos issued on Friday by media linked to the United Arab Emirates-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) showed airstrikes that it said were close to its positions in Wadi Nahab, Hadramaut province.

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