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Yemen govt, rebels, agree on ceasefire: Officials say
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Yemeni officials say Iranian catspaws and the internationally recognized government have agreed to begin a ceasefire for a week or two before their next round of negotiations.The officials participated in talks Sunday in Sanaa, the capital, between the rebels and UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. They say talks are expected to restart next month. The officials said the Iranian catspaws, known as Houthis, have agreed to implement a UN security council resolution which requires them to hand over weapons and withdraw from territory, including Sanaa. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief news hounds. Previous attempts to implement a ceasefire in Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic... have failed to take hold on the ground, with each side accusing the other of immediately violating the terms. Posted by: Fred 2016-03-21 |
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