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Yemen conflict: Ceasefire due to start ahead of talks Yemen conflict: Ceasefire due to start ahead of talks
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A seven-day ceasefire is due to come into force in Yemen, to coincide with UN-brokered peace talks in Switzerland.A seven-day ceasefire is due to come into force in Yemen, to coincide with UN-brokered peace talks in Switzerland.
The truce is to begin at noon (09:00 GMT), but the Saudi-led coalition backing the government says it reserves the right to respond to any breach.The truce is to begin at noon (09:00 GMT), but the Saudi-led coalition backing the government says it reserves the right to respond to any breach.
The coalition has been fighting Houthi rebels and its allies since the Yemeni government was forced into exile by the insurgency in March.The coalition has been fighting Houthi rebels and its allies since the Yemeni government was forced into exile by the insurgency in March.
Some 6,000 people have been killed so far, nearly half of them civilians.Some 6,000 people have been killed so far, nearly half of them civilians.
The ceasefire was originally scheduled to start at midnight (21:00 GMT) on Monday. The official Saudi news agency later announced a postponement, without giving reasons.The ceasefire was originally scheduled to start at midnight (21:00 GMT) on Monday. The official Saudi news agency later announced a postponement, without giving reasons.
Delegates from the Yemeni government are due to attend the UN-backed negotiations, along with representatives of the Shia Houthi rebel group.Delegates from the Yemeni government are due to attend the UN-backed negotiations, along with representatives of the Shia Houthi rebel group.
The ceasefire comes as a Saudi military commander and an Emirati officer were reported to have been killed along with a number of Gulf, Yemeni and Sudanese soldiers on Monday.The ceasefire comes as a Saudi military commander and an Emirati officer were reported to have been killed along with a number of Gulf, Yemeni and Sudanese soldiers on Monday.
They appear to have been killed by a missile fired by Houthi rebels in Taiz province.They appear to have been killed by a missile fired by Houthi rebels in Taiz province.
If confirmed, the attack would be the deadliest on the coalition since 45 Emirati troops were killed when a Tochka missile hit a base in Marib province, east of the capital, Sanaa, in September.If confirmed, the attack would be the deadliest on the coalition since 45 Emirati troops were killed when a Tochka missile hit a base in Marib province, east of the capital, Sanaa, in September.
The Saudi-led coalition launched a military campaign in March after the Houthis seized Sanaa and advanced on the second city, Aden.The Saudi-led coalition launched a military campaign in March after the Houthis seized Sanaa and advanced on the second city, Aden.
The already dire humanitarian situation in Yemen has also deteriorated severely, with more than 21 million people - four-fifths of the population - now requiring aid.The already dire humanitarian situation in Yemen has also deteriorated severely, with more than 21 million people - four-fifths of the population - now requiring aid.
Since March, coalition and pro-government forces have retaken Aden and the city of Marib, but have failed to drive the rebels out of the third city of Taiz.Since March, coalition and pro-government forces have retaken Aden and the city of Marib, but have failed to drive the rebels out of the third city of Taiz.
Why is there fighting in Yemen?
The war the world forgot?
Yemen's humanitarian catastrophe
Who is fighting whom?
Meeting the Houthis and their enemies