At least 53 dead in clashes in Yemen’s Aden

6 April 2015, 2:26 pm

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At least 53 people have been killed in 24 hours of clashes between rebels and loyalist fighters in Yemen’s main southern city Aden, medical and army sources say.

Seventeen civilians were among those killed in Aden since Sunday, as well as 10 fighters loyal to President Abedrabbo Mansour al-Hadi, a medic says.

At least 26 rebels were killed, according to an army source, who said dozens more people were wounded in the fighting across several Aden neighborhoods.

Witnesses say that clashes continued on Monday as rebels tried to seize the city’s port.

President al-Hadi took refuge in Aden in February after the Shi’ite Houthi rebels seized power in the capital Sanaa, but left for Saudi Arabia last month as the rebels advanced on the city.

— AFP