Saudis Violated Yemen Truce 114 Times: Army Spokesman
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Yemeni military officials reported that Saudi Arabia and its allies have so far violated a recent ceasefire declared by Riyadh in the country over 100 times.
In this regard, Yemen's army spokesman Brigadier General Sharaf Luqman noted Sunday that the two-day ceasefire was violated 114 times by Riyadh's military since it went into effect on Saturday.
He further added that Saudi forces launched attacks against various Yemeni provinces including Sana'a, Ta'izz and Sa'ada, adding that in some of the attacks internationally-banned weapons were used.
Gen. Luqman said the army forces and allied Popular Committees fighters remained committed to the cessation of hostilities, but were ready to "defend Yemen's independence in the event of continuing aggression."
Saudi Arabia said it decided to begin a 48-hour ceasefire from 12:00 noon in Yemen's timing [0900 GMT] on Saturday.
For its part, the official Saudi Press Agency [SPA] said the naval and air "blockade" would, however, remain in place and surveillance jets would continue to fly over Yemen.
The announcement came after a request for a ceasefire by Yemen's former president Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi -- himself based in Riyadh -- to Saudi King Salman, a Saudi statement said.
Saudi Arabia has been leading an offensive against Yemen since March 2015 in a bid to crush the Ansarullah revolutionaries. The war has left at least 11,400 civilians martyred, according to a latest tally by a Yemeni monitoring group.
The US has also been providing logistic and surveillance support to the kingdom in the bloody military campaign.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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