On the last day of the current two-month ceasefire in Yemen, the UN is reporting that the talks on an extension are showing “preliminary, positive indications.” There were even reports on an “initial agreement” to extend the truce another two months.
There’s no firm indication that extension is final, though it’s clearly close. The pro-Saudi Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen is reportedly setting up conditions for the ceasefire extension, including the Houthis ending the siege of Taiz.
When the Yemen War began, Saudi forces invaded the port of Aden and started heading northward. The first big city they hit was Taiz, and that fight was stalemated almost immediately. Fighting continues off and on, but throughout the war no one has won conclusively.
Other conditions were mentioned but not named. The Houthis may be reluctant to offer too much, unless they are also pushing for more access to humanitarian aid.
The last two months of ceasefire have been wildly successful, with no airstrikes, no casualties from airstrikes, and after some early delays, substantial increases in aid deliveries. The truce ends Thursday, barring a deal to extend.
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