The Saudi-led coalition backing Yemen’s internationally recognized government announced it will extend a unilateral cease-fire in the country by one month (Reuters)
Yemen’s Houthi rebels demanded the coalition lift a blockade in the country’s north before peace talks can resume (Wall Street Journal)
A spokesperson for the Houthi rebels in Yemen said the group will continue fighting despite a cease-fire declared by the rival Saudi-led coalition, claiming that coalition air strikes have continued after the declaration (Al Jazeera)
Saudi-Led Coalition Declares Yemen Cease-Fire
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen’s war declared a two-week cease-fire yesterday and said it supported UN efforts to negotiate a resolution to the conflict (BBC)
Oil Station Attacked in Yemen
Yemen’s internationally recognized government and the rebel Houthi movement blamed each other for an attack on an inactive oil pumping station in the central Marib province (Reuters)
Coalition Forces Conduct Air Strikes Against Houthis in Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen carried out more than a dozen air strikes on the rebel-held city of Sanaa yesterday. On Saturday, Riyadh intercepted two missiles the Houthis claimed to have launched (Al Jazeera)
Separately, Saudi Arabia also invited the Houthis and the Yemeni government to Riyadh to enter peace talks (Wall Street Journal)
United States Cuts Aid to Yemen
Washington will cut tens of millions of dollars in humanitarian aid to Yemen, including for basic health-care programs, in response to Houthi interference in the country’s governance, U.S. officials said. Humanitarian groups and some U.S. lawmakers called for the cuts to be delayed due to the coronavirus (New York Times)
Houthi Rebels Block UN Ship in Yemen
Houthi rebels blocked a UN-chartered ship carrying representatives of the internationally recognized government from departing the port of Hodeidah (Reuters)
Three Dozen Killed in Yemen Fighting
Clashes between Yemeni government forces and Houthi rebels killed more than three dozen people in twenty-four hours (Associated Press)
Yemeni Forces Capture Territory From Houthi Rebels
Yemeni military forces said they retook control of several northern towns from Houthi rebels. Violence in the area killed at least thirty-five people in the last two days (Associated Press)
U.S. Aid Agency Threatens Suspension of Yemen Assistance
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) said that it would suspend humanitarian support to Houthi-occupied regions of Yemen, in response to the rebels’ frequent obstruction of USAID assistance (Al Jazeera)
Saudi and Tribal Forces Clash in Eastern Yemen
Saudi troops fought tribal forces in Yemen’s al-Mahra province after Saudi forces tried to enter the town of Shahn. Tribal leaders in the area condemned the Saudi forces’ presence in the province as a “flagrant violation of Yemeni sovereignty and national identity” (Al Jazeera)
Washington Announces Killing of Al-Qaeda Leader in Yemen
Qassim al-Rimi, founder and leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), was killed by a U.S. air strike in Yemen last month, the White House announced (Politico)
Medical Flights From Yemen Resume After Three Years
Seven patients in need of urgent medical care were flown out of Yemen’s capital despite the Yemeni government’s three-year blockade on civilian fights amid its civil war. More flights are scheduled to leave for Amman, Jordan, and Cairo, Egypt, later this month (BBC)
UN Envoy Warns Yemen Escalation Threatens Peace Progress
The UN special envoy for Yemen told an emergency session of the UN Security Council that a recent escalation of fighting has jeopardized recent progress toward peace and must be stopped (United Nations)
Attack on Yemen Training Camp Kills At Least 111
A missile attack on a military training camp in Yemen killed at least 111 people, according to the government, which blamed the rebel Houthi movement. The attack ranks as one of the deadliest events since Yemen’s civil war escalated due to foreign intervention five years ago (BBC)
UN Experts Find Houthis Did Not Attack Aramco
A panel of independent experts reporting to the UN Security Council found that Yemen’s Houthi rebels were not behind September’s missile attacks on Saudi Aramco oil plants, according to a new report. The Houthis claimed responsibility for the attacks, while the United States said they came from Iran (Reuters)
Yemen Attack Targets Group Fighting Houthi Rebels
At least five people were killed in the southern Ad-Dhalea Province when a rocket attack struck a parade hosted by a separatist group that opposes Yemen’s Houthi rebels (Al Jazeera)
Sudan Reduces Yemen Troops
Sudan has reduced the size of its military force deployed in Yemen to five thousand troops from a peak of fifteen thousand, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said, calling for “a political solution” to the conflict in Yemen (Reuters)
Saudi-Led Coalition Frees Some Yemeni Rebels
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen announced that it has released two hundred Houthi rebels being held as prisoners, as part of efforts to end the country’s five-year war (Reuters)
The United States has backed efforts toward a negotiated end to the conflict, which have been facilitated by Oman since September. The coalition also announced that it will work with the World Health Organization to enable flights out of the capital of Sanaa, which is under Houthi control, to transport people in need of medical treatment (Bloomberg)
Yemeni Rebels Release South Korean and Saudi Vessels
Houthi rebels in Yemen returned two South Korean and one Saudi Arabian ship after the rebels had captured the three vessels and sixteen crew members in total (Al Jazeera)
Houthis in Yemen Seize South Korean, Saudi Ships
Houthi rebels seized two South Korean ships and one from Saudi Arabia on Sunday, claiming the ships were operating in Yemeni waters without their approval (Reuters)
South Korea dispatched naval vessels to the Red Sea near where the ships were seized (Bloomberg)
Saudi Arabia Considering Truce In Yemen
Saudi Arabia has been holding ceasefire negotiations in Jordan with Houthi rebels since September, according to sources. A Houthi representative also confirmed that the rebel group was engaged with Saudi Arabia, but noted that Houthi patience was “wearing thin” (Reuters)
Houthi Missile Attack Kills at least Five Soldiers in Yemen
Houthi rebels killed at least five Yemeni soldiers in a missile attack on a military base in Marib. The defense minister of Yemen’s internationally recognized government was on the base during the attack (Reuters)
Peace Deal Ends Standoff in Yemen’s South
The Yemeni government and separatists in the country’s south signed a peace deal in Riyadh to end a conflict that began in August, when the separatists—backed by the United Arab Emirates—split from the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi forces in the country. Leaders from Saudi Arabia, the United Nations, and the United States hailed the deal as a necessary step toward ending the country’s civil war (Reuters)
Yemeni Government Agrees to Power-Sharing Deal With Separatists
The internationally recognized Yemeni government reached a deal with southern separatists that would hand control of the city of Aden back to the government. In return, the separatists’ Southern Transitional Council would gain representation in certain government ministries (France 24)