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00:01In Yemen, Saudi planes attacked separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates leaving
00:0620 dead in the south of the country.
00:08The Saudi-led coalition bombed separatist positions, striking military bases in the
00:13provinces of Hadramut and Al Marah.
00:16The Saudi offensive is in response to the advance of the separatists who last month
00:21to control of those oil-rich areas.
00:24Riyadh described its ground operations as an attempt to peacefully transfer control
00:29in what has become an internal struggle that has led to a major humanitarian crisis.
00:39In that same context, sanctions spread to Aden International Airport, the main gateway
00:45to the southern regions where air operations were suspended.
00:49The Saudi ambassador to Yemen, Mohammed al-Jaber, accused the leader of the Southern Transitional
00:55Council, Ayda Ruz al-Subaydi, of denying permission to land to Saudi delegations and to mediate
01:02the crisis.
01:03The Southern Transitional Council responded by accusing Saudi Arabia of imposing an air
01:07blockade, forcing international flights to undergo inspections in Jeddah.
01:12This dispute has left flights in Aden suspended, intensifying logistical and humanitarian difficulties
01:18in the region.
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