Foreign Policy: Yemen Peace Talks Collapse after Airstrikes
The resumption of U.N.-backed peace talks in Kuwait to resolve the Yemeni civil war has been been postponed indefinitely after the Houthi delegation withdrew on Sunday. The Houthis said the move was a response to a series of Saudi airstrikes in Nehm province that killed seven people; if confirmed, the strikes would be the deadliest attacks since the start of a tenuous ceasefire two weeks ago. The Yemeni government delegation defended the strikes, saying they targeted Houthi forces that were massing in violation of the ceasefire.
In Aden, where the ousted government has established a secondary capital, security forces are reportedly evicting hundreds of residents identified as security threats and sending them north. Yemeni officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the Associated Press that they believe the evictions are being carried out by secessionists who want independence for the south. President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi condemned the reported actions, telling state media Saba News, “The individual acts of expelling citizens of Taez and other cities (from Aden) is unacceptable.”
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More News On The Yemen War
Yemeni peace talks postponed indefinitely -- Al Arabiya
Houthi delegates walk out of Yemen peace talks in protest against Saudi-led airstrike -- Xinhuanet
Yemen Peace Talks Struggle as Airstrikes Shake Truce -- VOA
Yemen peace in tatters as Saudi jets kill 13 -- Press TV
Air strike kills 11 at rebel-held Yemen base: official -- AFP
Saudis intercept ballistic missile fired from Yemen -- AFP
Saudi intercepts missile from Yemen, truce maintained, SPA says -- Reuters
Boots on the ground in Yemen will be 'short term' -- Military Times
Yemen's Mukalla airport reopens with aid flight after Qaeda exit -- Reuters
Yemen leader slams civilian evictions in south -- Al Arabiya
Update: It looks like the peace talks are back on .... Yemen foes resume direct talks after mediation (AFP).
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