Sunday, January 31, 2010

Yemen Civil War News Updates -- January 31, 2010

Yemen Rejects Cease-Fire Offer -- Wall Street Journal/AP

SAN'A, Yemen--Yemen's government on Sunday rejected a cease-fire offer from the country's northern rebels and issued a fresh demand calling on the militants to pledged not to attack neighboring Saudi Arabia.

After more than five years of sporadic fighting with the rebels, Yemen has come under international pressure to quickly end the conflict to free up resources to confront a separate threat from an al Qaeda offshoot that has set up operations there over the past year.

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More News On Yemen

Yemen says war will stop if rebels agree six terms -- Yahoo News/AFP
Yemen clashes continue, ceasefire offer rejected -- Reuters
Fighting Breaks Out Despite Cease-fire Offer Between Yemenis, Shi'ites -- Voice of America
Yemeni army: “rebels killed in clashes” -- Radio Netherlands
Yemen says 24 rebels killed in Saada clashes -- Xinhuanet
Yemen rejects truce offer as Saudi forces clash with Shiite rebels -- Al Bawaba
Yemen to stop military operation if rebels accept six conditions -- Xinhuanet
Yemen says war will stop if rebels agree six terms -- AFP
Yemen counters rebels' offer with own preconditions -- CNN
Ceasefire accepted if six point condition implemented -- Yemen Observer
Confusion over Yemen ceasefire deal -- Euronews

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