Having won a swift and sweeping victory in Aden, Yemeni government forces retreated and issued statements demanding an end to Emirati military intervention in support of separatist fighters in the south.

The denunciations came after the UAE launched air strikes against legitimate government forces, killing and wounding more than 300 military and civilian.

The following is a list of the most important political and field developments in Aden:

1- Field setback
According to Al Jazeera sources, clashes between the forces of legitimacy and the UAE-backed forces have turned into a continuous escape in Aden.

UAE-backed Transitional Council forces carried out a counter-offensive to retake Zanzibar, the capital of Abyan province.

Currently, government forces control the directorates of Sheikh Othman, Dar Saad, Brega and the presidential palace, while the Transitional Council forces control the directorates of Crater, Mansoura, Tawahi and Aden airport.

The two sides share control over the directorates of Khor Maksar and al-Mu'alla. Sources pointed to the mobilization of the two sides on the outskirts of Aden in preparation for confrontations to control it.

The UAE Ministry of Defense said in a statement that the number of UAE air strikes on government forces in Aden and Zanzibar in Abyan province has reached 10 strikes since Wednesday evening.

2 - Hadi begging in Saudi Arabia
In his first comment on the UAE bombing of government forces, Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi said Abu Dhabi was supporting the transitional council in southern Yemen in an effort to divide the country.

He called on Saudi leaders to intervene to stop the UAE attack on government forces and civilians in Aden and Abyan.

He added that the UAE took advantage of the current circumstances that Yemen is going through to put these militias against the legitimate state institutions, in an effort to implement its agenda in the division of Yemen.

Hadi said that "government forces withdrew from Aden to the perimeter of the city to spare civilians the mad destruction by the Transitional Council militias backed by UAE air cover."

3. To the Security Council
The Yemeni government has officially asked the Security Council to hold an emergency session on UAE airstrikes, and members of the government have affirmed their right to sue Abu Dhabi for the raids.

Members of the Yemeni cabinet asked President Hadi to suspend relations with the UAE, withdraw the Yemeni ambassador to Abu Dhabi, and lift the legal cover of those who rebelled against legitimacy after they were appointed by presidential decrees.

For its part, the Security Council expressed particular concern about recent developments in southern Yemen, including attempts to control state institutions with violence.

In a statement, the council called on all parties to exercise restraint and preserve Yemen's territorial integrity.

4- The UAE recognizes
On the other hand, the UAE acknowledged responsibility for carrying out air strikes on forces belonging to the legitimate government in Yemen, and claimed that those forces belonging to terrorist organizations, and was a threat to coalition forces.

The UAE Foreign Ministry confirmed in a statement that UAE fighter jets launched specific air strikes in southern Yemen on 28 and 29 of this month.

The UAE Foreign Ministry said that specific air strikes were carried out in accordance with the rules of engagement based on the Geneva Convention and international humanitarian law.

She added that the strikes targeted what she described as terrorist organizations that posed a threat to coalition forces, and stressed that the UAE reserves the right to self-defense.