Rebels hail Yemen ceasefire accord a ‘success’, despite skirmishes 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseHuthi rebels on Saturday hailed a ceasefire accord for a vital Yemeni port agreed at UN-brokered peace talks in Sweden, although the deal’s implementation remained fragile. The breakthrough agreement at the first round of negotiations since 2016 was a “success”, said Daif Allah al-Shami, information minister for the rebels’ unrecognized national salvation government. But the fragile truce has already been shaken by sporadic clashes around the Red Sea port city, initially in its eastern and southern neighborhoods on Friday evening. Impoverished Yemen has been mired in fighting between the Huthi rebels and troops loyal to President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi since 2014.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 15, 2018 20:37 UTC