Yemen’s exiled Vice President Khaled Bahah announced online on Friday the “liberation” of second city Aden after four months of devastating fighting between loyalist forces and Iran-backed rebels.“The government announces the liberation of the province of Aden on the first day of Eid al-Fitr which falls on July 17,” Bahah said on his Facebook page, referring to the Muslim holiday marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
“We will work to restore life in Aden and all the liberated cities, to restore water and electricity,” he said. Earlier this week, the loyalists launched Operation Golden Arrow against Iran-backed rebels who seized control of much of Aden in March.
