Saudi-Led Coalition In Yemen Launched Airstrike Near Presidential Palace

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Aircraft from the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen on Saturday attacked a camp containing drones near Yemen's presidential palace in the capital, Saudi state TV reported.

The Saudi-led coalition backs the resigned regime of Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who fled to exile in late 2014.

The coalition said the air raids targeted a cave allegedly used by the Houthis to store drones in a camp in the vicinity of the presidential complex.

Yemen's war has killed tens of thousands of people - some of them from coalition air strikes - and driven 10 million to the brink of famine. The Arabian Peninsula country is also suffering its third major outbreak of cholera since the conflict began.

In December, the warring parties reached a deal at U.N.-led peace talks for a ceasefire and troop withdrawal from the Red Sea port of Hodeida, Yemen's lifeline for fuel and food.

The truce has largely held but the withdrawal has stalled due to mistrust among the parties, calling into question the U.N. goal of further talks to agree a framework for political negotiations to end the war. Violence and displacement also continue in other parts of Yemen not subject to the ceasefire.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team