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Saudi coalition in Yemen condemns separatists’ declaration of self-rule

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen rejected the Southern Transitional Council's declaration of self-rule in the strategic port city of Aden.
Southern Yemeni separatist security members patrol a road during a campaign to seize unlicensed motorcycles in Aden, Yemen December 10, 2019. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman - RC2CSD9TBIOH

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has demanded "an end to any escalatory actions” after an Emirati-backed separatist group declared self-rule in parts of southern Yemen. 

On Sunday, the Southern Transitional Council declared a state of emergency and autonomous rule in the strategic port city of Aden and other southern provinces. 

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