Monday, July 6, 2015

Yemen War News Updates -- July 6, 2015



Reuters: Yemen government raises prospect of truce, air strikes kill over 40

Yemen's exiled government said on Monday it expects a deal shortly on a humanitarian ceasefire that would run through the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday later this month, as air strikes by Saudi-led warplanes killed more than 40 people.

The United Nations has been pushing for a halt to fighting and air raids that have killed nearly 3,000 people in Yemen since March when a Saudi-led coalition intervened against Houthi forces in a bid to restore President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

The government, exiled in Riyadh, said talks were focused on implementing an April U.N. resolution calling for the Iranian-allied Houthis to quit cities seized since September and for aid supplies to be sent to stricken Yemeni civilians.

Yemen War News Updates -- July 6, 2015

Yemen: 858 civilians in Aden killed in 102 days of clashes -- Middle East Monitor
Deadly air strike hits market in Yemen -- The Guardian
More than 45 killed by Saudi-led airstrike in Yemeni marketplace, officials say -- CSM/AP
Yemen crisis: Many die in Saudi-led coalition air strike -- BBC
Airstrike hits livestock market in Yemen; at least 42 people killed -- L.A. Times
Yemen's Houthis say Ramadan humanitarian pause under discussion -- Reuters
UN Envoy Sent to Yemen To Discuss Potential Ceasefire For Ramadan Amid Airstrikes -- IBTimes
Monitors say Saudi is violating international law in Yemen, but the US is still helping -- Al Bawaba
Who's winning the war in Yemen? -- PRI
Yemen's humanitarian crisis leaves a million people in dire straits – in pictures -- The Guardian

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