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Summary:Northern Yemeni forces on July 7 overran Aden, the bastion of their southern foe, crushing a bid to recreate an independent state. Northern forces now controlled Aden after two months of war to force the south, which declared an independent state on May 21, back into the union. Northern Yemeni Defence Minister Abed Rabo Mansour, said on his arrival in Aden: Now we are one nation It's a small country and should be united.
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Location:YEMEN-SOUTH REPUBLIC OF SOUTH YEMEN ADEN
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