Sunday, October 23, 2016

Saudi Arabia Resumes Its Bombing Campaign In Yemen As Ceasefire Ends



DW: Saudi-led warplanes pound Yemen after ceasefire ends

The Saudi Arabia-led coalition has resumed airstrikes in Sanaa, hours after a three-day truce expired in Yemen. The ceasefire was declared in order to supply crucial humanitarian aid to civilians.

Yemen's government continued to blame Shiite Houthi rebels for not upholding the 72-hour truce, forcing the Saudi-led coalition to strike targets in the capital, Sanaa. "The [Houthi] coup militias deliberately thwarted the truce, and that further convinced our military and political leadership of their unwillingness to accept peace," Yemen's army chief of staff Mohammed Ali al-Miqdashi told reporters.

Airstrikes were reported from military sites near Sanaa, in the Hafa camp towards the east and the Nahdein area in the south. Planes also targeted the Houthi-controlled city of Hodeida and Taiz, the Reuters news agency reported residents as saying.

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More News On The End Of The Ceasefire In Yemen

Saudi-led coalition stages airstrikes after Yemen truce ends -- AP
Airstrikes begin as ceasefire expires in Yemen -- UPI
Saudi-led air strikes pound Sanaa once again as Yemen truce expires -- The Independent
Yemen raids intensify as UN call to extend truce ignored -- AFP
Saudi-led airstrikes recommence as Yemen ceasefire ends -- ABC News Online
Airstrikes in Yemen Resume as Cease-fire Ends -- VOA
Sanaa air raids resume as Yemen truce expires, say residents -- Reuters
Coalition resumes air strikes as Yemen truce ends -- The National

1 comment:

James said...

I didn't know "Urban Outfitters" had an outlet in Yemen.