led by Saudi coalition fight the rebels who The contract to endow the Yemeni capital began unilaterally.fire Wednesday in The war has been going on for years, even as the rebels said they rejected the proposal.
The proposed Saudi pause in The fight started at six in the morning of The month of Muslim fasting of Ramadan. Many similar efforts failedThere was no immediate independent confirmation on Whether hostilities have ceased between Saudi-led forces and Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Stop-fire announcement Tuesday night raised immediate suspicion as the Iran-backed rebels are missing out on an ongoing summit over the war in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, called by the Gulf Cooperation Council and based in Saudi Arabia, because it takes place on opponent’s territory.
inside hours Houthi official Muhammad Al-Bugaiti refused the offer over Continuous shutdown of Sanaa airport and restrictions on The country’s ports led by Saudi Arabia coalition.
“If the blockade is not lifted, the announcement of The coalition of stop the aggression military Operations will be meaningless because the suffering of Yemenis as result of the siege more Suffered from the war itself,” he wrote on Twitter early Wednesday.
The United Nations and others were pressuring the warring parties to reach a truce for Ramadan as it happened weakly in The past. Ramadan likely start This weekend, according to on Vision of The new Crescent moon.
The Gulf Cooperation Council, whose members include Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, began talks on Tuesday. in Riyadh city. On Wednesday, the official Saudi TV broadcast an open segment of discussions live.
The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Nayef Al-Hajraf, welcomed the Yemeni delegations in Riyadh, praising the talks in His speech as “breakthrough for move Sanaa from war to peace.
“The path for peace and security in Yemen is not impossible, even if it is challenges We will be great, said Al-Hajraf to the spacious hall of Officials and diplomats. “The success of Yemeni consultations are not optionbut a duty. “
United nations special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, called the Saudi-led coalition stop-fire Advance “A .” step in right direction” And the wished delegates success in their conversations.
The summit is expected to last until April 7.
Yemen war started in September 2014, when the Houthis overran the capital, Sanaa, from their northwestern stronghold in The Arab world is the poorest country. Then the Houthis were pushed into exile government of His Excellency President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi. elected in 2012 as the only candidate after a long time rule of Ali Abdullah Saleh.
led by Saudi coalitionincluding the Emirates, entered the war in March 2015 to try to recover Hadi government to power. But the war stretched To long, bloody years, which pushed Yemen to the edge of the abyss of famine.
more than 150,000 people killing in War, according to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project. These include both combatants and civilians. Latest number for civil death fees in The conflict in Yemen has reached 14,500.
Saudi airstrikes have killed hundreds of civilians. The Houthis used the child soldiers Landmines are laid randomly across the country.
