[ALMASDARNEWS] Heavy festivities broke out inside of the strategic city of Hodeidah this evening, despite the fact the United Nations...a formerly good idea gone bad...
announced a new ceasefire in the province on Thursday.
According to a report from Hodeidah, Gulf-backed troops launched a new attack against the Houthi
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the
Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is
God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews...
forces inside the placid provincial capital, prompting both sides to engage in a fierce fight for the city.
No advances have been made by either side; however, these new festivities threaten to end this fragile ceasefire just days after it was announced.
The U.N. Yemeni peace talks in Swede were considered a success as all parties agreed to reopen the Sana’a International Airport and impose a province-wide ceasefire in Hodeidah.