Tropas de Yemen piden ayuda a las Naciones Unidas (Inglés) /Yemen's exiled government asks UN for ground troops to halt Houthi advance
Yemen’s exiled government has written to the UN security council to ask for a ground intervention to halt the advance of their rivals, the Houthi rebels.
The move, which could provide legal cover for a limited invasion by Saudi Arabia, came as the Saudis proposed a five-day truce and a day after humanitarian organisations in Yemen warned that life-saving assistance to the population could come to an end in a week if a blockade on fuel imports is not immediately lifted.
Clashes have continued in the southern port city of Aden, a stronghold of the exiled president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
The exiled government’s letter, which was seen by Reuters and delivered to the security council by Yemen’s permanent mission to the UN, urges the international community “to quickly intervene by land forces to save” the country, specifically in the cities of Taiz and Aden, where on Wednesday the rebels seized control of a key administrative district.
The letter also calls for the documentation of abuses by the Houthi rebels and their allies.
Saudi foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir made the ceasefire proposal at a news conference with the US secretary of state, John Kerry. Al-Jubeir said he hoped the Houthis rebels will halt attacks on the ground. It was unclear when the “humanitarian pause” would start.
The Houthis, who hail from the province of Sa’ada in the north, are members of the Zaydi sect of Shia Islam. They took over Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, last autumnin a surprise offensive, and this year placed the president under house arrest.
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