<p>Clashes between pro-government and separatist forces in the Zinjibar and Abyan province in Yemen, have led to the deaths of 14 including 10 pro-government soldiers.</p>
<p>The conflict has been described by Al Jazeera as the first major confrontation since separatists declared self-rule on 26 April in southern Yemen. According to Al Jazeera, both sides exchanged missile and artillery shelling on these two fronts.</p>
<p>Separatists have claimed that they captured 40 pro-government soldiers as well as their military equipment.</p>
<p>Read more from <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/05/clashes-separatists-pro-gov-forc…">Al Jazeera.</a></p>
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