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Ceasefire collapses in Yemen's Huthi rebellion

9/7/2009

A humanitarian ceasefire agreement between the Yemeni government and Huthi rebels in the north of the country collapsed on 5 September, just hours after its implementation.

The truce had been agreed on 4 September to enable aid agencies to help refugees, but renewed fighting broke out again the following day, with both sides alleging that the other had attacked first.

The ceasefire collapse followed an intensification of the goverment's three-week-old offensive after Yemeni aircraft struck Huthi positions in the northern regional capital of Saada on 2 September, making good on government assertions that the offensive would continue until its ceasefire terms were met.

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Yemeni armoured personnel carriers on the move in Saada province on 31 August, as the country stepped up its three-week-old offensive against Huthi rebels.
Yemeni armoured personnel carriers on the move in Saada province on 31 August, as the country stepped up its three-week-old offensive against Huthi rebels.(PA)

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