A spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition targeting rebels in Yemen says the so-called `”Decisive Storm” campaign is over, but that allies will launch a new phase aimed at preventing the rebels from operating.
Speaking at a news conference in Riyadh on Wednesday, Brig. Gen. Ahmed Asseri says the objectives of the campaign have been met and that it would cease at midnight.
He says the rebels no longer pose a danger to civilians and that the new phase, called “Renewal of Hope'', would focus on rebuilding the country while interdicting the rebels.
Despite the cease in current military operations, Asseri says that they will continue to target the Houthis in different ways.
"The coalition will continue to prevent the movement of Houthi militias from moving or undertaking any operations inside Yemen," Asseri told reporters in the Saudi capital Riyadh.
Asseri did not rule out future airstrikes against the Houthi rebels.
Iran meanwhile said it welcomed the end to the coalition air strikes in Yemen, in an apparent reference to the Saudi announcement.
(FRANCE 24 with REUTERS and AP)
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21/4/15
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