Yemeni Officials Say Peace Talks Suspended After Houthis Seize Base

5/2/2016 2:48:34 PM

(MENAFN- Morocco World News) The Yemeni government suspended direct peace talks to end the country’s civil war on Sunday after the Houthi movement and its armed allies seized a military base north of the capital Sanaa two members of the official delegation to the talks said on Sunday.

The Houthi assault killed several soldiers at Umaliqa base. Unlike most of Yemen’s soldiers those at Umaliqa had refused to take sides in the war between the Houthis and the government.

The Houthis had tolerated this neutrality until they launched a surprise push into the facility in Amran province and seized its large cache of weapons at dawn local officials said.

“We have suspended the sessions indefinitely to protest these military actions and continued violations of the truce” one member of the government delegation to the Yemen peace talks in Kuwait said.

'We understand the reasons that lead to this decision; however we urge all the parties to engage in good faith and demonstrate wisdom in their participation in the talks Yemenis are counting on them' said UN Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed in a statement.

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