UPDATE 1-Saudi-led coalition moves against separatists who seized Aden in blow to alliance

The Saudi-led coalition on Sunday intervened in Aden in support of the Yemeni government after southern separatists effectively took over the southern port city, fracturing the alliance that had been focused on battling the Iran-aligned Houthi movement. The Western-backed, Sunni Muslim coalition said it attacked an area that poses a "direct threat" to the Saudi-backed government of Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, which is temporarily based in Aden. The alliance had threatened military action if the separatists did not quit government military camps they seized on Saturday in the city, the temporary seat of the internationally recognised government, and halt fighting.

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