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    Clashes show the fragility of Yemen cease-fire; the devil is in the details

    by Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times Dec 18, 2018 5 minutes

    AMMAN, Jordan - When United Nations and Yemeni officials announced that the country's warring sides had agreed to an "immediate" cease-fire in the port city of Hudaydah, it was hailed as a rare moment of hope in a conflict that has killed tens of thousands and put millions at risk of starvation and disease.

    But almost as if to underscore the fragility of that hope, clashes erupted last week and continued into Monday on the outskirts of the city, the entry point for most of the food aid into Yemen.

    Both the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition behind President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi said they would honor the cease-fire hammered out during peace talks in Sweden, but starting early Tuesday.

    Martin Griffiths, the U.N.'s special envoy to Yemen, confirmed the Tuesday start of the cease-fire and

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