Days after US officials demanded an “immediate” ceasefire in Yemen and pledged to have peace talks in November, Saudi-backed officials are finally commenting. Those officials, Yemen’s Saudi-endorsed government, say they welcome the effort, and are ready to resume peace efforts.
Neither Saudi Arabia nor the United Arab Emirates has commented on the matter, however, and both have continued airstrikes despite the US calls including a demand to immediate halt airstrikes against populated areas.
Pro-Saudi forces also continue to mass thousands of fighters, mostly Yemeni militia members and the Sudanese military, around Hodeidah Province, with the anticipation of attacking the vital aid port.
The Hodeidah offensive was announced earlier the same day as the US demand for an immediate ceasefire, and preparations show no signs of having slowed in the slightest. It seems this attack will be happening even with the US warning against it.
What happens then is anyone’s guess, though the pro-Saudi side appears to be betting that they can continue on toward the peace talks while still attacking, and pause only if something comes of those efforts.
Yemen is fighting back.
…from Saba News
Give em holy hell.
This is all grandstanding on the part of the USA. They could pull the plug on this war tomorrow. Just stop supplying the Saudis with fuel and bombs for their jets. It’s that simple. They would go back to raising camels or something.
With all that rhetoric America has about democracy, freedom, and being a “beacon of hope for the world,” maybe it’s the Houthis whom our government should be rushing arms to and the Saudis who we should be helping to bomb. Finally ending our help for the autocratic aggressors would be the best place to start. And given how reactionary the Saudis are, they would probably start a war with the US even if we didn’t start fighting on the right side for its own sake. Let them show their true colors and force the world to finally fix this. Nothing is certain but change, and these are interesting times.
STOP FUELING THE BOMBERS!
It’s that goddamn simple. If the US wanted this to be over, it would be over. The US clearly isn’t serious about ending the genocide. This is just more empty gesturing to save face before the international community. It’s a lark. We’re being taken for a ride here folks. I want off.
FREE ARABIA