The Biden administration on Sunday warned Yemen’s Houthi rebels against ongoing attacks against civilians just 48 hours after moving to strike the group from a terrorism blacklist.
The State Department called on the Iran-backed rebel group to immediately stop attacks on civilians and new military operations in Yemen.
The demand came only two days after the administration notified Congress that it would remove the Houthis from its list of "foreign terrorist organizations," a designation that comes with severe U.S. sanctions.
It also came just three days after President Joe Biden ordered an end to U.S. support for the Saudi-led offensive military operations against the rebels....ap
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Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels have resumed an offensive to seize the government's last northern stronghold of Marib, a government source said Monday, with dozens of casualties on both sides.
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A government source told AFP that the Houthis had brought in reinforcements during that time.