国际英语资讯:Feature: Life returns to southern Yemeni cities controlled by southern forces
<p><span word="ADEN">ADEN</span>, <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 30-- <span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="erupted">erupted</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="units">units</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="Transitional">Transitional</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> (<span word="STC">STC</span>), <span word="life">life</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="turbulent">turbulent</span> <span word="south">south</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="days">days</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="STC">STC</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="units">units</span> <span word="seizing">seizing</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Abyan">Abyan</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="securing">securing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Aden">Aden</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Aden">Aden</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="STC">STC</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="armored">armored</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jaar">Jaar</span>, <span word="Abyan">Abyan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="province">province</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Zinjibar">Zinjibar</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p><p><span word="Hassan">Hassan</span> <span word="Oudaly">Oudaly</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Abyan">Abyan</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="resident">resident</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="residential">residential</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="besieged">besieged</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Abyan">Abyan</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ghost">ghost</span> <span word="province">province</span>.</p><p>"<span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Jaar">Jaar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Zinjibar">Zinjibar</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="scared">scared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="masked">masked</span> <span word="gunmen">gunmen</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="combing">combing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span>," <span word="Oudaly">Oudaly</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="fled">fled</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="returned">returned</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="people">people</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seizure">seizure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>."</p><p><span word="Electricity">Electricity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="disrupted">disrupted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Aden">Aden</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Abyan">Abyan</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="warring">warring</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span>.</p>
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