Houthis: Halt strikes and we can talk

April 23, 2015 01:30

As Saudi forces pounded southern Yemen with a fresh series of airstrikes Wednesdays, Houthi rebels called for peace talks.

The U.N.-sponsored talks should resume "but only after a complete halt of attacks," Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdulsalam said in a Facebook post.

The previous round of talks between Houthi rebels and the government of Yemeni President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi failed in January after rebels attacked the president's personal residence and presidential palace in Sanaa, the Yemeni capital.

On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia announced the end of its Operation Decisive Storm, a nearly month long air campaign against Houthi positions.. The Saudi-led coalition said a new initiative was underway, Operation Renewal of Hope, focused on the political process.

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