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Separatists clash with presidential guards in Aden

(7 Aug 2019) Yemeni southern separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday clashed with forces loyal to the internationally-backed government near the presidential palace in the southern city of Aden, security officials and witnesses said. The UAE is a key member of a Saudi-led coalition that has been battling rebels in northern Yemen, known as Houthis, since March 2015 on behalf of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi's government. But despite having a common enemy, relations between Hadi and the UAE have been tense amid allegations the Emiratis have offered patronage to southern Yemeni politicians campaigning for secession. Officials and witnesses said the clashes left one presidential guard dead and wounded at least two civilians. Hadi's prime minister and several Cabinet members and high-ranking officials left the presidential palace over the past two days to other areas in the city, they said. Wednesday's clashes came amid calls by ex-Cabinet minister Hani Bin Braik, who serves as deputy head of the so-called Southern Transitional Council, to "topple" Hadi's government. Braik accused Hadi and his forces of being members of or loyal to the Yemeni branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, a pan-Arab political movement that the UAE and some other Arab countries view as a terrorist organisation. A top government official described Braik's calls as an attempted coup backed by the UAE. The clashes come several weeks after the UAE said it has begun to draw down its forces, pulling out several thousand troops from Yemen, signalling a major shift in the war. The conflict in Yemen began with the 2014 takeover of Sanaa by the Houthis, who drove out the internationally-recognised government. In March 2015, the coalition launched its air campaign to prevent the rebels from overrunning the south. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...