Widening clashes in Aden and the government is demanding pressure on the separatists

Clashes between the government and the UAE-backed Transitional Council in Aden have intensified, killing and wounding the two sides, according to al-Jazeera sources.

Sources on the island said that five of the security belt gunmen and three members of the government forces were killed in the clashes that took place today.

The confrontations included the areas of Crater, Khor Maksar, Camp Eshreen and Jabal Hadid, and resulted in the death of a number of wounded. The clashes also affected the perimeter of the presidential palace in Ma'ashiq and the perimeter of Aden airport.

The clashes broke out for the second day in a row after the Transitional Council forces attempted to storm the presidential palace, after the Vice-President of the Council called on his supporters and forces loyal to him to storm the presidential palace, and overthrow the government.

Residents in Aden told Agence France-Presse that the movement had stopped completely on the main streets of the city as a result of the fighting, and shells landed in residential neighborhoods.

Wednesday's clashes erupted during the funeral of security personnel killed in two attacks in Aden last week.

The influential security belt forces in the south of Yemen are backed by the UAE, a key member of a Saudi-led military coalition against the Houthis.

Calls to pressure
For its part, the Yemeni government called on Saudi Arabia and the UAE to put urgent pressure on the transitional council to stop its military movements in Aden.

In a statement published by the official news agency Saba, the government blamed the transitional council for the armed escalation in Aden and threatening the security and safety of citizens.

It also considered that the Transitional Council's actions - from the use of heavy weapons and storming of state institutions - are unacceptable, stressing that the army and security are committed to maintaining state institutions and military camps.

Criticism and support
In the meantime, a political coalition and the forces of the "giants" Yemeni support for the government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi.

In a statement signed by its main parties, the National Coalition of Political Forces condemned the targeting of the Transitional Council of State Institutions and the headquarters of the legitimate government.

The statement demanded the legitimate government and the coalition countries to stand seriously high in front of these acts threatening the legitimacy of the state and the legitimacy of the coalition, as well as security and stability of Yemen and the region.

In turn, the Giants announced their rejection of the events in Aden, and condemned in a statement posted on its website events in the city, which is the birthplace of its fighters and the battlefield.

The statement warned that these events "serve the Houthis and al-Qaeda and the Islamic State (IS) terrorists," calling on all parties to exercise restraint and arbitration of reason and sit at the table of dialogue.