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Saudi-led coalition in Yemen monitoring cease-fire in Abyan

The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen deployed troops to the southern province of Abyan following a truce reached between the war's two nominal allies.
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The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen has sent troops to Abyan province to keep tabs on a cease-fire reached this week between the government and a southern separatist group. 

The coalition announced Monday that the Emirati-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) and the Saudi-supported government had agreed to a cease-fire and would begin talks on implementing the power-sharing agreement reached in November. 

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