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Yemen suicide bombings: Isis claim responsibility for attack which killed at least 40 people in Aden | |
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Two suicide attacks claimed by Isis have killed at least 40 people and injured dozens more in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, residents and security officials have said. | Two suicide attacks claimed by Isis have killed at least 40 people and injured dozens more in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, residents and security officials have said. |
The blasts occurred in the Khor Maksar district of the port city, which serves as the temporary capital of Yemen's Saudi-backed government while it seeks to seize back the capital Sanaa from the armed Houthi group and other insurgents like Isis. | The blasts occurred in the Khor Maksar district of the port city, which serves as the temporary capital of Yemen's Saudi-backed government while it seeks to seize back the capital Sanaa from the armed Houthi group and other insurgents like Isis. |
They were said to have been targetting recruits as they lined up to enlist for military service to fight against the Houthi insurgency to the north. | They were said to have been targetting recruits as they lined up to enlist for military service to fight against the Houthi insurgency to the north. |
One suicide car bomber targeted a line outside the recruitment centre killing at least 20 people. | One suicide car bomber targeted a line outside the recruitment centre killing at least 20 people. |
A second bomber struck on foot as he detonated his explosive vest among a group of recruits waiting outside the home of an army commander, killing at least 25. | A second bomber struck on foot as he detonated his explosive vest among a group of recruits waiting outside the home of an army commander, killing at least 25. |
Local news website Aden al-Ghad showed pictures of soldiers picking up bloodied comrades in uniform from the ground and witnesses reported seeing ambulances with blaring sirens collecting the wounded from the scene. | Local news website Aden al-Ghad showed pictures of soldiers picking up bloodied comrades in uniform from the ground and witnesses reported seeing ambulances with blaring sirens collecting the wounded from the scene. |
Yemen has been gripped by an increasingly bloody conflict between the Saudi-backed government in the south against Shia Houthi rebels who control the capital in the centre of country and are allied with the former president Ali Abdullah Saleh. | Yemen has been gripped by an increasingly bloody conflict between the Saudi-backed government in the south against Shia Houthi rebels who control the capital in the centre of country and are allied with the former president Ali Abdullah Saleh. |
This chaos has encouraged activity by affiliates of al-Qaeda and Isis who have stepped up their attacks in a bid to gain a foothold in the country. | This chaos has encouraged activity by affiliates of al-Qaeda and Isis who have stepped up their attacks in a bid to gain a foothold in the country. |
Isis have attempted to capitalise on the power vacumn in the country to set up another satellite "province" as they have already done in Libya - which is similarly divided between warring groups. | |
It declared its Yemeni branch in 2014 and carried out co-ordinated bombings at mosques in Sanaa frequented by Shias. | |
The group has previously declared the Houthi rebels to be the target of their attacks in Yemen as the majority of Isis fighters are Sunni Muslims. | |
More than 6,200 people in Yemen, including over 3,000 civilians, have been killed since the Saudi-led coalition began bombing the country last year. | More than 6,200 people in Yemen, including over 3,000 civilians, have been killed since the Saudi-led coalition began bombing the country last year. |
The war has been condemned by charities who say Saudi Arabia is carrying out war crimes against the Yemeni people. | The war has been condemned by charities who say Saudi Arabia is carrying out war crimes against the Yemeni people. |
Several hospitals run by international medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) came under attack from Saudi air strikes over the past year, killing both medical staff and patients. | Several hospitals run by international medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) came under attack from Saudi air strikes over the past year, killing both medical staff and patients. |
In January, MSF said the attacks were in breach of international humanitarian law and demanded the UN investigate. | In January, MSF said the attacks were in breach of international humanitarian law and demanded the UN investigate. |
Mr Saleh was ousted in early 2012 following the Arab Spring. He was replaced by his vice-president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi who was then forced to resign in January 2015 when Houthi rebels seized the presidential palace. | Mr Saleh was ousted in early 2012 following the Arab Spring. He was replaced by his vice-president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi who was then forced to resign in January 2015 when Houthi rebels seized the presidential palace. |
Mr Hadi fled to Riyadh, which then intervened to help regain control of the country. | Mr Hadi fled to Riyadh, which then intervened to help regain control of the country. |
According to the UN, more than half of the entire population now need urgent humanitarian assistance. | |
Additional reporting by agencies | Additional reporting by agencies |