DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement will announce at midnight on Wednesday it is halting military operations nationwide to support a U.N. ceasefire initiative, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
The suspension in fighting, expected to go into effect on Thursday, was agreed in part to avoid a potential outbreak of the new coronavirus in Yemen, where no cases have yet been reported, two of the sources said.
It was unclear if the Houthi movement would follow the coalition’s decision.
Mohammed Abdulsalam, spokesman of the Houthi movement, said his group has sent to the United Nations a comprehensive vision which includes an end to the war and to “the blockade” imposed on Yemen.
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WNU Editor: I have lost count over the years on how many ceasefires fell apart in Yemen. I expect the same will happen with this ceasefire.
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Saudi barbaria must be occupied with covid. If I was the houthis, I would hit Saudis full throttle
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