Yemen peace in tatters as Saudi jets kill 13

At least 13 people, including five paramedics, are killed in a fresh Saudi airstrike in Yemen despite peace talks which a Ansarullah official says have little chance of success.

According to Press TV, Mohammad Abdulsalam, who heads the Ansarullah delegation, said Saudi Arabia and its side in the peace talks underway in Kuwait are unwilling to make any concessions in order to form a new government.

The Ansarullah and their allies have demanded the formation of a consensus transitional government before forging ahead with other issues.

They have also demanded the withdrawal of a US force operating in the south of the country along with UAE troops.

On Friday, the US military for the first time publicly acknowledged that American troops are operating inside Yemen to help pro-Hadi forces and a Saudi offensive.

Abdulsalam charged Saudi Arabia and its mercenaries on the ground with forced deportation of Yemeni people from some southern provinces.

His remarks came after forces loyal to Yemen’s former President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi were said to have been arresting and evicting hundreds of civilians from the southern port city of Aden to the north.

Local officials said pro-Hadi secessionists were raiding shops, restaurants and homes, detaining more than 2,000 people whom they said posed a security threat.

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