Southern Yemeni separatists patrolled in Aden city on January 28, 2018 (Photo: AFP/VNA)

Yemen’s Prime Minister Ahmed bin Dagher, who was taken to a safe place by the Saudi Arabia-led alliance, refused to leave Yemen.

Southern Yemeni separatists, backed by the UAE, and President Mansour Hadi’s government, supported by Saudi Arabia, were allied for 3 years in the fight against the Houthi rebels.