YEMEN – Houthi rebels prepared to withdraw from a key strategic port, in the first major step since a ceasefire agreement signed in December.
Both the Houthis and government forces agreed to withdraw from Hudaydah port to allow in vital humanitarian aid.
That process finally began on Saturday, with signs Houthi forces pulled back.
The withdrawal was expected to take four days in total.
At least 6,800 civilians died in Yemen’s four-year civil war.
Some 10,700 were injured in the fighting, according to the United Nations, and thousands died from preventable causes such as malnutrition, diseases and poor health. (BBC)
