Clashes break out between coalition rival militias in Aden

A powerful explosion rocked the southern port city of Aden,  followed by an exchange of gunfire in various parts of the city, local sources reported on Wednesday.

“A large explosion rocked Sheikh Othman’s directorate and clashes broke out s in various neighborhoods of the directorate,” local sources in Aden said.

Local residents confirmed that the clashes erupted near the May 22nd stadium in the project area, but the causes of it are not yet known.”

Aden, like the rest of southern Yemen, has been plagued by security breaches, explosions and almost daily clashes as a result of the conflict between the Saudi Emirati coalition militias.

E.M