Warring Sides in Yemen Agree to a Two-Month Truce, UN Says
- Saudi-led coalition has been fighting Houthis since 2015
- Conflict has devastated the Middle East’s poorest country
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The United Nations said all sides in Yemen’s seven-year war agreed to a two-month truce starting Saturday, a breakthrough in efforts to ease a conflict that’s triggered a humanitarian crisis and roiled the oil-exporting Gulf.
A Saudi Arabia-led military coalition has been battling Iranian-backed Houthi fighters in Yemen since 2015, with the war spilling into neighboring countries. The Houthis have escalated attacks on Saudi energy and military facilities in recent weeks, as well as making their first deadly attack on the United Arab Emirates this year.