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Clashes resume in Yemen's Aden as UN calls for dialogue

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Fierce clashes resumed on Saturday in Yemen’s southern port of Aden between nominally allied forces that have turned on each other, exposing rifts in a pro-government military coalition and complicating U.N. efforts to end the country’s war.

At least eight civilians were killed on Friday in Aden, the temporary seat of Yemen’s internationally-recognized government, amid fighting between southern separatists and government forces, medical sources said. Both are part of the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen.

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