Saudi Led Coalition Have Ended Their Ceasefire In Yemen

People gather around a crater caused by a Saudi-led air strike in Yemen's Red Sea port city of Houdieda December 28, 2015. REUTERS/ABDULJABBAR ZEYAD

Reuters: Saudi-led coalition ending Yemen ceasefire, state news agency says

A Saudi-led coalition that has been bombing the Houthi movement in Yemen for nine months announced on Saturday the end of a ceasefire that began on Dec. 15, the Saudi state news agency SPA said, in a setback to attempts to end the conflict.

The ceasefire began in tandem with peace talks sponsored by the United Nations, but it was repeatedly violated by both sides. Nearly 6,000 people have been killed since the Saudi coalition entered the conflict in March, almost half of them civilians.

The coalition began its military campaign in prevent the Houthis, whom it sees as a proxy for Iran, from taking complete control of Yemen after seizing much of the north last year. The Houthis accuse the coalition of launching a war of aggression.

WNU Editor: This was a ceasefire in name only.

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