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.
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.
The deal comes after months of fighting between the two sides in the southern province of Abyan. In mid-May, government troops launched an offensive aimed at pushing the separatists out of the southern province.
Despite the newly implemented truce, the fighting has continued in Abyan. An STC spokesperson told Arab News that government forces launched a major offensive from the coastal town of Shouqra on Tuesday. Government forces said they were acting in self-defense to a separatist attack on their positions.
