Houthi still away from peace deal

SAADA, Feb. 12 (Saba) - The Houthi rebels did not
stick to the peace deal announced on Thursday that ended the six-year war in
northern Yemen,
with their representatives agreed to be part of the committees overseeing the
implementation of the peace terms not sent.

Though the ceasefire was put into effect Thursday at midnight and that al-Houthi
pledged to start implementing the terms once this happens, the insurgents committed
violations
today, hours after the deal, an official said on Friday.
The Houthi must be held countable for violations including an attempt to
assassinate deputy Interior minister Muhammad al-Qawsi, killing a soldier in Al
Akab district and
not sending his representatives to their workplaces, the official said.
Heads of the committees formed to supervise the implementation of the peace deal
terms between the government and the Houthi militants arrived early today to the
areas where
they start their jobs.
On Thursday, President Saleh presided over the meeting of the Parliament-Shura
Committee in charge of overseeing implementing the deal, ordering to stop the
military operations
in the northwest region as from 12:00 am.
Based on the decision of the Supreme Defense Council on Monday that was issued
after the council received the letter of Abdul Malik al-Houthi in which he
announced their
acceptance of the terms and the mechanism to implement them, we decided to stop the
operations, Saleh told the committee.
Four committees were formed during the meeting: a committee for Harf Sufyan and
Jawf area, a committee for Almalaheedh area, a committee for Saada and the fourth
was for
the areas on the border with Saudi Arabia.
The deal ended a six-year war between the army and the insurgents that displaced,
according to the UN 250000 people, and in recent months brought in Saudi Arabia
after Houthi
infiltrators took Saudi lands.
FR