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Yemen's Shiite rebels announce ceasefire with Saudi Arabia
Jan 25, 2010, 13:44 GMT
Sana'a, Yemen - The leader of Yemen's Shiite rebels Abdul-Malik al-Houthi announced on Monday a unilateral ceasefire with Saudi Arabia, saying that his followers would withdraw from Saudi territories.
'We announce our total withdrawal from all the Saudi positions and territories under the control of the Saudi regime,' al-Houthi said in an audiotape sent to journalists by e-mail.
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