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December 18, 2018

Yemen: Fragile Ceasefire Takes Hold After Hodeidah Fighting Dies Down
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In Yemen, a U.N.-brokered ceasefire agreement appeared to be holding
early Tuesday after the Saudi-led coalition fought pitched battles with
Houthi rebels in the strategic port city of Hodeidah for a few hours
after the truce was due to take effect at midnight. The fragile
ceasefire comes as the U.N. warns tens of thousands of Yemenis are
enduring famine conditions, while half of Yemen's 28 million people are
on the brink of starvation. Last week, the Senate voted 56 to 41 to end
U.S. support for the war in Yemen, but a similar bill in the House is
not expected to pass this year.


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