AhlulBayt News Agency - A truce brokered by the United Nations went into effect in Yemen, with revolutionary movement, Ansarullah, stressed its commitment to ceasefire.
The ceasefire came into effect on Sunday at 11:59 p.m. after Ansarullah and the exiled government, which is backed by Saudi Arabia, agreed o a truce ahead of a planned resumption of peace talks in Kuwait on April 19.
For its part, Ansarullah assured it will abide by the UN-brokered ceasefire.
“Following discussions with the UN in the recent days, we handed late on Saturday our letter to (UN Yemen envoy) Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, in which we agreed to the ceasefire and we voice our readiness to abide by it,” Yemeni news agency, Sabaa, quoted Ansarullah source as saying.
The announced ceasefire in Yemen took effect on Sunday one year after the Saudi-led coalition launched the brutal aggression on the country.
Peace talks are supposed to be hosted in Kuwait later in April in an attempt to reach political solution for the crisis.
Prior to ceasefire announcement, the UN Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs in Yemen Jamie McGoldrick invited the parties to abide by the cessation of hostilities and protecting civilians.
"Regardless of negotiation results, the United Nations and its partners involved in humanitarian work are determined to proceed with their response to the humanitarian needs of the population, wherever they are and whatever the obstacles would be," McGoldrick said.
The United Nations had also sponsored two rounds of negotiations in Geneva, but things did not reach the desired results.
Meanwhile, on the eve of the cease-fire in Yemen, the Yemeni army and Popular Committees managed to fend off attempts of aggression forces to advance on the front of Marib.
A military source said that 30 gunmen of the aggression mercenaries were killed and dozens others were injured as the national military thwarted their attempt to progress toward Sirwah District in Marib province, detaining a number of militants and destroying three armored vehicles and four armed crews.
Saudi warplanes strike ahead of UN-brokered truce
Saudi Arabia’s war machine used every last minute for more attacks against Yemenis before a UN-brokered ceasefire takes effect.
Saudi fighter jets carried out dozens of airstrikes across Yemen on Sunday, targeting civilians’ houses and properties, Yemen's official Saba Net news agency reported.
Saudi warplanes conducted a dozen airstrikes on the Sirwah district of the central province of Ma'rib. They also carried out nine air raids against the Matun district in the northern province of Jawf and launched another attack on the Karsh district of the southwestern province of Lahij.
Separately, Saudi jets conducted over 12 airstrikes against the Nihm district of the western province of Sana'a. There were no immediate reports of possible casualties and the extent of damage inflicted by the Sunday attacks.
Saudi Arabia has been waging a war on Yemen since late March 2015 in a bid to return Hadi to power and undermine the Houthi Ansarullah movement. Nearly 9,400 Yemenis, including 4,000 women and children, have lost their lives in the deadly military campaign.
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