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Saudi Arabia denies Aden ground operation

Xinhua, May 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

Saudi Arabia on Sunday denied media reports that troops were deployed to Yemen's Aden to start a ground operation there.

"There are no foreign forces in Aden, but the coalition continues to help fight against the Houthi militia," spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition Ahmed al-Asiri said in a statement.

It was earlier reported that the first Saudi-led coalition ground troops entered Aden and another force is on its way to the southern port city, a Yemeni government official said.

Meanwhile, Yemen's Aden al-Ghad newspaper reported that "the first push of the Arab ground force arrived on Sunday morning in Aden and began to take part in battle." The paper is linked to southern separatists demanding the restoration of the southern state that merged with North Yemen in 1990.

The Saudi-led coalition has been conducting airstrikes against the Houthi rebels and their allies since March 26. Endit