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| Yemen conflict: Fragile ceasefire holds despite small clashes | Yemen conflict: Fragile ceasefire holds despite small clashes |
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| A fragile ceasefire is reported to be holding in Yemen amid the latest effort to end more than 18 months of fighting in the war-ravaged country. | A fragile ceasefire is reported to be holding in Yemen amid the latest effort to end more than 18 months of fighting in the war-ravaged country. |
| The UN-backed truce is intended to last at least three days, though there have been reports of sporadic clashes. | The UN-backed truce is intended to last at least three days, though there have been reports of sporadic clashes. |
| A Saudi-led coalition which backs Yemen's exiled president, and Houthi rebels which ousted him, have said they will retaliate if attacked. | A Saudi-led coalition which backs Yemen's exiled president, and Houthi rebels which ousted him, have said they will retaliate if attacked. |
| The war has killed nearly 7,000 people, mostly civilians, the UN says. | The war has killed nearly 7,000 people, mostly civilians, the UN says. |
| The coalition has been fighting rebels and their allies since March 2015, when a Saudi-led air campaign began. | The coalition has been fighting rebels and their allies since March 2015, when a Saudi-led air campaign began. |
| Five previous ceasefires broke down within a short time. | Five previous ceasefires broke down within a short time. |
| The announcement of the ceasefire follows international condemnation over the deaths of 140 people in a Saudi airstrike which hit a funeral gathering in Sanaa. | The announcement of the ceasefire follows international condemnation over the deaths of 140 people in a Saudi airstrike which hit a funeral gathering in Sanaa. |
| Saudi officials said they targeted the wrong site by mistake due to "bad information". | Saudi officials said they targeted the wrong site by mistake due to "bad information". |
| The conflict and a blockade imposed by the Saudi-led coalition have triggered a humanitarian disaster, leaving millions of people homeless and hungry and 80% of the population in need of aid. | The conflict and a blockade imposed by the Saudi-led coalition have triggered a humanitarian disaster, leaving millions of people homeless and hungry and 80% of the population in need of aid. |
| The UN-brokered ceasefire, which began on Wednesday at just before midnight local time, is intended as a way to get aid to civilians. | |