RIYADH – The Saudi coalition announces the cessation of military operations in Yemen, starting 6:00 am on Wednesday.

The brutal war between Yemen and a Saudi-led coalition including the Unite Arab Emirates (UAE), US, Britain and other partnering countries, has been raging for 7 years, and has led to widespread damage across the country, including hundreds of thousands of casualties, disease and famine.

The news was announced this evening on the state’s official channel Saudi News 50.

The latest news comes directly in the wake of a devastating Ansarullah (Houthi) missile and drone attack last week which struck a major Saudi Aramco oil reserve facility, threatening the stability of the Kingdom’s domestic fuel supply. The attack saw rocket and drone strikes hitting an oil depot in Jeddah as well as other facilities in the capital city of Riyadh.

The UAE has also received missile and drone attacks in recent months, further fraying an already shaky coalition.

Following the Yemeni attack, Ansarullah announced a three-day truce, and offered to honor a “permanent” ceasefire if the Saudi-led coalition agreed to end its operations against the impoverished country.

Ansarullah also announces a prisoner exchange deal with Saudi Arabia, where 1,400 Yemenis will be exchanged for 823 Saudi-led troops, including a number high-ranking Saudi officers, as well as Nasser Mansoor Hadi the brother of Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, the self-proclaimed president-in-exile of Yemen currently residing in Riyadh.

The controversial war supported and launched by the Obama administration in March 2015, with the United States and Britain providing the initial military backbone for Saudi’s undeclared war of aggression against Yemen.

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