Several Yemeni separatist fighters killed or injured in Aden car bombing
Brigadier General Mohsen al Wali and another general survived “an assassination operation using a rigged car”, the Southern Transitional Council forces say.
Security forces loyal to the separatist Southern Transitional Council hold weapons while standing at the back of vehicles as they are deployed in the southern port city of Aden, Yemen December 20, 2020.
A car bomb killed or injured a number of fighters travelling in a convoy of vehicles belonging to Yemen's main southern separatist forces in the city of Aden, the militia said.
The Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces tweeted on Thursday that the casualties were part of a convoy including Brigadier-General Mohsen al Wali, but gave no figures.
In a separate post, they said Wali and another general had survived "an assassination operation using a rigged car".
Video footage shared by STC activists on Facebook showed a white four-wheel-drive vehicle with extensive damage.
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Humanitarian crisis
Aden is the seat of Yemen's internationally recognised government, which in December formed a new power-sharing cabinet including the STC under a deal brokered by Saudi Arabia.
Riyadh is leading a military coalition fighting to oust the Iranian-aligned Houthi movement that controls much of north Yemen and the capital Sanaa, and restore the internationally recognised government of President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
On December 30, at least 22 people were killed and dozens wounded in an attack on Aden airport moments after a plane landed with members of the new cabinet. The coalition blamed the Houthi movement, who denied responsibility.
The power-sharing deal ended a standoff that had triggered clashes in Aden and complicated United Nations efforts to broker a permanent ceasefire in the overall conflict.
The war has killed more than 100,000 people and caused the world's largest humanitarian crisis.
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