{"id":27354,"date":"2018-12-29T16:23:01","date_gmt":"2018-12-29T16:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=27354"},"modified":"2018-12-29T16:23:01","modified_gmt":"2018-12-29T16:23:01","slug":"houthis-begin-withdrawal-from-yemens-hodeidah-port-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=27354","title":{"rendered":"Houthis begin withdrawal from Yemen’s Hodeidah port: UN"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nDUBAI: The Houthi militia\u00a0have begun to withdraw from the port of Hodeida, the country’s key aid lifeline, under an agreement reached in Sweden earlier this month, a UN official said Saturday.
The official, who requested anonymity, said that the Houthis began to pull back from the Red Sea port at midnight (2100 GMT Friday).<\/p>\n

\nThe Iranian-aligned Houthis have agreed with the government to implement a ceasefire in Hodeidah province and withdraw their respective forces.<\/p>\n

\nRetired Dutch general Patrick Cammaert, the head of a UN advance team in charge of monitoring the ceasefire, arrived in Hodeidah this week.<\/p>\n

\nUnder the deal, international monitors are to be deployed in Hodeidah and a Redeployment Coordination Committee including both sides, chaired by Cammaert, will oversee implementation. The committee started its meetings this week.<\/p>\n

\nA recent report\u00a0said Houthi militia fired on bulldozers of the Yemeni army during the opening of the Kilo 16 road linking Sanaa, Hodeidah and Taiz, despite both sides agreeing to open all closed humanitarian corridors from key port to the Yemeni capital.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\nThe Arab coalition fighting to restore the legitimate Yemeni government said on Saturday that the Iran-backed Houthi militia is blocking access to a relief convoy, carrying 32 tons of flour, from Hodeidah port heading to a UN organization in the rebel-held capital Sanaa.
Spokesperson Col. Turki Al-Maliki said that the coalition\u2019s joint forces issued the necessary permits for the relief convoy and secure its passage through the areas controlled by the legitimate government in Hodeidah after completing all the coordination with the Yemeni National Army.
However, he said the \u201cHouthi terrorist group refused to allow the relief convoy to exit from the port of Hodeidah and secure its safety from the port of Hodeidah to Sanaa, which represents a deliberate obstruction to relief and humanitarian work.\u201d
The coalition\u2019s joint forces command confirmed the continued issuance of permits to all relief organizations and their movement to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people as well as supporting all the political efforts of the UN special envoy and the Sweden agreement.
Al-Maliki stressed that the actions of the Houthi militia constitute a flagrant violation of international and humanitarian law, relief efforts and what was agreed upon during UN sponsored peace negotiations in Stockholm earlier this month.The next UN-backed Redeployment Coordination Committee meeting is scheduled for Jan. 1 in Hodeidah.<\/p>\n

\nHouthi Mines<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nMeanwhile,\u00a0Yemen\u2019s national army removed hundreds of mines planted by the Houthi militia on routes leading to Hodeidah, state news agency Saba New reported on Friday.<\/p>\n

\nAn official source in the Giants Brigades, a southern resistance force, said: \u201cThe demining teams began on Friday in preparation for the return of life to the city of Hodeidah and facilitate the passage of citizens after the withdrawal of the militia from the city and its ports.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nThe source explained that\u00a0teams managed to remove hundreds of mines and improvised explosive devices planted by the militia at the entrances to the city of Hodeidah in an operation to open safe roads for citizens to enter the city after the Houthi militia\u2019s withdrawal.<\/p>\n

\nElsewhere, the army clashed with Houthi militia\u00a0in Damt district of Dhale governorate, Saudi news agency SPA reported, where at least 25 militia fighters were killed and wounded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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