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Waring fractions agree ceasefire in Aden

11/08/2019 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Waring fractions agree ceasefire in Aden

Possible suspension of fighting in Yemeni port city

Possible suspension of fighting in Yemeni port city.

Yemen's southern separatists agreed on Sunday to Saudi calls for an immediate ceasefire in Aden. The separatists had taken effective control of the port city after days of fighting.

Also in the programme: Conscription in Eritrea and, Is tourism ruining your city?

(Picture: Yemeni supporters of the southern separatist movement pose for a picture with a tank they confiscated from a nearby military base in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on 10th August 2019. Credit: should read Nabil Hasan/AFP/Getty Images)

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