Sana'a: A total of 27 people were killed in the war between separatists and al-Qaeda fighters in Yemen.
According to the World News Agency, fighters of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula attacked the separatists in the southern province of Abyan administered by the United Arab Emirates in Yemen.
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These separatists of Abyan are supported by the United Arab Emirates and also perform security duties in the province. These separatists have a year-long ceasefire with the Houthi rebels.
The bloody clash between al-Qaeda fighters and UAE-backed rebels came after a video of a UN volunteer being held by al-Qaeda went viral. 5 UN volunteers were abducted from the port in February this year.
In Yemen's ongoing war since 2014, large parts of Yemen, including the capital, are ruled by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, and some areas are ruled by the Saudi-backed government, while the southern province is occupied by separatists who side with neither the government nor the Houthi rebels.
