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Yemen's government, separatists sign deal to stop infighting

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Yemen's internationally recognized government signed a power-sharing deal Tuesday with Yemeni separatists.

 

The deal aims to halt months of infighting between the two groups. They are both part of the Saudi Arabia-led coalition that is fighting Yemen's Houthi rebel group.

 

Saudi Arabia's state TV broadcast Tuesday's signing ceremony in the Saudi capital, Riyadh - where Yemeni president Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi has been in exile since 2015, when the Houthis took control of the Yemeni capital.

 

The deal envisages a new Cabinet and allows for President Hadi to return to the temporary capital in Aden.

 

A copy of the deal obtained by The Associated Press shows the separatists agreed to disband their militias and integrate into Hadi's forces.

 

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