Yemen – Conflict (DG ECHO, UN, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 9 August 2019)

On 8 August media reported further armed clashes in Aden. An exchange of gunfire took place in the vicinity of the presidential palace between loyalists of the United Arab Emirates-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) and pro-Yemeni government. A committee of tribal and military figures from Yemen’s south has reportedly launched efforts to end the unrest.