Thursday, February 11, 2010

Ceasefire And An End To The War In Yemen?


Yemen Announces Truce With Rebels -- FOX News/AP

SAN'A, Yemen — Yemen's president said Thursday the military will halt operations against northern rebels after reaching a cease-fire agreement that ends the country's six-year conflict.

After years of sporadic fighting with the militants, Yemen has come under international pressure to quickly draw a close to the war and free up resources to confront a separate threat from an al-Qaida offshoot that has set up operations there over the past year.

The truce will take effect at midnight local time on Thursday, President Ali Abdullah Saleh's office said in a statement.

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More News On Yemen

Yemen Reaches Cease-Fire -- Wall Street Journal
Yemen’s Government Agrees to a Cease-Fire With Rebel Forces -- New York Times
Yemen announces cease-fire with rebels -- CNN
Yemen declares truce with northern rebels -- BBC
Yemen agrees ceasefire terms with Shia Muslim border rebels -- Times Online
Yemen president declares ceasefire to war with Shiite rebels -- AFP
Yemeni President, Houthi Rebels Declare Midnight Cease-fire -- Business Week
Yemen declares truce with Houthi rebels -- The National
Yemen Agrees Truce With Shi'ite Rebels to End War -- New York Times/Reuters
Twelve Yemen soldiers, 24 rebels killed in clashes -- AFP
36 killed in Yemen clashes amid reports on imminent truce -- Al Bawaba
Yemen rebel leader orders respect of ceasefire -- News International
Post-War Committees Taking Shape -- Yemen Post

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