FILE PHOTO: Houthi supporters rally to mark the Ashura day in Sanaa, Yemen August 8, 2022. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo
ADEN (Reuters) - Yemen's main southern separatist group said late on Monday it had launched a military operation in Abyan "to cleanse it of terrorist organisations" in a move that would strengthen the UAE-backed faction's control in the south.
The seven-year war pitting a fractious coalition led by Saudi Arabia against the Iran-aligned Houthi group has split Yemen, with the Houthis largely holding the north and the internationally recognised government based in the south.
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