Nominal truce comes to an end

The truce in Yemen between Shiite rebels and a Saudi- led military coalition has formally ended, according to Saudi Arabia’s staterun news agency.

The truce technically came into effect Dec. 15 as a mutual show of good faith during peace negotiations taking place in Switzerland.

But the truce never took hold in Yemen, with both sides ignoring it.

The United Nations said on Dec. 20 there were “numerous violations” of the cease- f ire agreement from the very start.

Yemen’s conf lict pits the internationally recognized government backed by a Saudi- led, U. S.- supported coalition against the rebels, known as Houthis, who are allied with a former president.