Yemen PM prepares to flee Aden as separatists advance
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SANAA, Yemen -- Yemen's prime minister was preparing to flee the country on Tuesday for Saudi Arabia after separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates seized the area around the presidential palace in the southern city of Aden in fierce battles overnight, security officials said.
A Saudi-led coalition that includes the United Arab Emirates has been battling rebels in northern Yemen for nearly three years on behalf of the internationally recognized government. But long-simmering tensions between the UAE and President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi boiled over on Sunday as clashes erupted across the government's seat of power.
