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The Latest Breaking News from Abyan

UAE-backed Yemeni separatists march to another southern province, raising fears of renewed conflict

An Emirati-backed secessionist group in Yemen is expanding its control in the south

The Independent UK

Scores dead as boat carrying more than 150 people capsizes off Yemen

Shipwreck in Gulf of Aden leaves only 32 survivors so far, with the rest missing and presumed dead, says UN agency

The Guardian - UK

Yemeni Government Seeks to Raise Combat Forces Readiness

The Yemeni government has announced that it was working to raise the readiness of armed forces to confront outlaws and pursue terrorist elements. The decision was made during a cabinet meeting in the city of Aden amid a campaign led by security and military forces in separate areas of Abyan…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Saudi Arabia Condemns Terrorist Attack in Yemen's Abyan

Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned a deadly terrorist attack that targeted a security post in southern Yemen's Abyan province. The Foreign Ministry expressed in a statement the Kingdom’s total rejection of all terrorist acts targeting security services and regional stability. The Ministry also expressed condolences to the families of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

21 Yemeni Soldiers Killed in Suspected Qaeda Attack

Suspected al-Qarda militants on Tuesday attacked a security post in southern Yemen, sparking clashes that killed at least 21 troops and six militants, military officials said. The early morning attack in Ahwar, in the province of Abyan, targeted a post manned by troops from the Security Belt security force. The…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Deadly al-Qaeda attack targets Yemen’s southern separatists

Southern separatist forces say al-Qaeda kills 20 of its fighters, adding that six attackers were also killed in gunfight

Al Jazeera

Al Qaeda attack kills 20 Yemeni forces in Abyan, says southern military

Al Qaeda militants killed some 20 Yemeni security force members in an assault in the southern Abyan province on Tuesday, a southern military spokesperson said, before all eight attackers were killed.

Reuters

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Yemeni southern separatists launch military campaign in Abyan

Yemen's main southern separatist group said it had launched a military operation in Abyan province "to cleanse it of terrorist organisations", a move that would strengthen the UAE-backed faction's control in the south.

Reuters

KSrelief Dispatches Over 100 Relief Trucks to Yemen

More than 109 relief trucks provided by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) have crossed the Al-Wadiah main land port from June 8 to 19, carrying 20,457 food baskets and 30,000 cartons of dates, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday. The trucks headed to the Yemeni governorates…

Asharq Al-Awsat

KSrelief, FAO Sign Cooperation Agreement on Yemen

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) signed on Monday a cooperation agreement with the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to improve the living conditions of Yemeni families whose main source of income depends on agriculture, livestock and fisheries. Worth USD8 million, the agreement will benefit…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Car bomb hits convoy of southern military commander in Yemen

A car bomb struck the convoy of a Yemeni southern military commander in Abyan province, killing two soldiers and seriously injuring two others on Tuesday, a military official said.

Reuters

168 KSrelief Trucks Head to Several Yemeni Governorates

A total of 168 relief trucks, provided by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), crossed the Al-Wadi’ah point between February 6 and 23, destined for the Yemeni governorates of Aden, Marib, Al Mahra, Al Dhali, Taiz, Shabwa, Al Hudaydah, Socotra, Hajjah, Hadramout, Saada, Al Jawf, Abyan, and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Armed men kidnap five UN staff in southern Yemen

UN official says the organisation is working on releasing the staff, who were abducted on Friday in Abyan governorate.

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