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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced that it will all military operations in Yemen from 6 a.m. today. The decision was made with the eye of reaching a permanent solution to the conflict in the neighboring country, the spokesman for the Riyadh-led coalition announced. The war in Yemen has been going on since March 2015.
Earlier, the Yemen’s Houthi movement (Ansar Allah) had offered a three-day armistice, which they said could be permanent if the Saudis agreed.
“The Joint Forces Command of the Coalition hereby announces cessation of military operations in Yemen beginning at (0600) Wednesday, March 30 2022,” the coalition spokesman Brigadier General Turki Al-Maliki announced just before midnight.
The Houthis have recently renewed their attacks on the Saudi oil facilities. This caused more panic on the markets that have already suffered from a shock due to the military operations in Ukraine and sanctions against Russia. The Saudis were forced to agree on the truce as the US are now interested in stability. All efforts are now directed to the destruction of Russia.
