The Saudi-led coalition warned Saturday it would back Yemen's government in any military confrontation with separatist forces, as Riyadh urged them to withdraw "peacefully" from recently-seized provinces.
The statements came a day after reported Saudi airstrikes on separatist positions in Yemen's Hadramawt province -- and after Washington called for restraint in the rapidly escalating conflict.
Gen. Turki al-Malki, the spokesperson for the coalition, warned of intervention if efforts to deescalate the situation failed because of the separatists' actions.
"The coalition forces affirm that any military movements undermining th
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