The legitimate Yemeni government accused southern separatists of staging a coup in Aden after their fighters took over all military camps in the southern port city, seat of the internationally-recognized government, on Saturday.
“What is happening in the temporary (government) capital of Aden by the Southern Transitional Council is a coup against institutions of the internationally recognized government,” the foreign ministry said in a Twitter post.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed concern on Saturday over the violent clashes in Aden.
Medical sources said on Friday that at least eight civilians were killed in Aden amid renewed fighting between southern separatists, from the Southern Transitional Council, and legitimate government forces.
