{The White house said on Tuesday it welcomed Saudi Arabia’s announcement that it would end air strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen and back political peace talks.}<\/p>\n
“The United States welcomes today’s announcement by the government of Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners of the conclusion of Operation Decisive Storm in Yemen,” said Alistair Baskey, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council. <\/p>\n
“We continue to support the resumption of a U.N.-facilitated political process and the facilitation of humanitarian assistance,” Baskey said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The Saudi Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday the end of Operation Decisive Storm, a military campaign led by the kingdom in Yemen to combat the Houthi advance in the embattled country, Al Arabiya reported.<\/p>\n
The operation will continue to target Houthi militias as it enters a political phase, Saudi state television reported.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe coalition will continue to prevent the movement of Houthi militias from moving or undertaking any operations inside Yemen,\u201d Gen. Ahmed Asiri told reporters in Riyadh.<\/p>\n
The Riyadh-based central command also announced the beginning of a new campaign, named \u201cOperation Restoring Hope,\u201d after the earlier campaign launched on March 26 fulfilled its objectives, a statement said.<\/p>\n
The Saudi defense ministry said in a statement that the air strikes had managed \u201cto successfully remove threats to Saudi Arabia\u2019s security and that of neighboring countries.\u201d<\/p>\n
Agencies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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