India, Jan. 3 -- At least 20 separatist fighters were killed by airstrikes on Yemen on Friday as a Saudi-led coalition hit back at the United Arab Emirates (UAE)-backed Southern Transition Council, two days after UAE said that it would withdraw its forces from Saudi Arabia following the bombardment in Yemen's Mukalla.

The fighters died in attacks on military bases in Al-Khasha and Seiyun, news agency AFP reported quoting an official for the Southern Transitional Council's forces. Airstrikes carried out by Saudi-led coalition killed 20 UAE-backed Yemeni separatist fighters on Friday, a military official for the group said.

The strikes hit the airport and military base in Hadramout's Seiyun city on Friday, an STC source and witnesses said...