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Yemen rebels begin withdrawal from Hodeida port: UN
DUBAI, Dec 29, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Yemeni rebels have begun to withdraw from the port of Hodeida, the country’s key aid lifeline, under an agreement reached in Sweden earlier this month, a UN official said Saturday.
The official, who requested anonymity, said that the Huthi rebels began to pull back from the Red Sea port at midnight (2100 GMT Friday).
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