A few days ago, peace efforts surrounding the war in Yemen appeared to have been torpedoed again. Iran-backed Houthi rebels used missiles to attack an oil facility on Saudi territory near the Formula 1 circuit in Jeddah. The Saudi response in the form of retaliatory air strikes was not long in coming. But now the warring parties have agreed on a two-month ceasefire.
According to UN information, this should begin on Saturday evening at 7 p.m. local time (6 p.m. CEST). The Saudi-led coalition had previously announced it would suspend “military operations” during the fasting month of Ramadan, which is about to begin. In this way, they want to achieve “favorable conditions for successful talks and a favorable environment for the holy month of Ramadan to create peace,” the coalition said in a statement.
Yemen has been at war since 2015 between the forces of President Abd Rabbo Mansur Hadi, backed by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other Arab states, and the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. According to the UN, some 380,000 people have already died in the conflict and millions more had to flee.
Source: Krone
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