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Ceasefire in Yemen

April 12 , 2020 1596 days 692 0
  • The Saudi Arabia led coalition declares cease fire in Yemen.
  • The Intervention of the Coalition in Yemen is said to be in compliance with Article 2 of the United Nations Charter.
  • The Coalition intervened Yemen in the code name “Operation Decisive Storm”.
  • The Coalition includes Saudi Arabia, Sudan, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Senegal.
  • The coalition was supported by US as well.
  • Yemen was devastated by a conflict that began in 2015.
  • The Houthis that are backed by the Iran military took much of the control in west of the country.
  • The coup led by the Houthis forced President Mansour Hadi to flee abroad.
  • The rise of the group alarmed Saudi Arabia and eight other Arab states to lead a military campaign restoring Hadi’s Government.

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