Maybe if the Houtis run out of weaponry, the fighting will stop.
U.N. Imposes Arms Embargo Targeting Yemen's Iran-Allied Houthi Rebels
BY REUTERS 4/14/15 AT 7:11 PM
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The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday blacklisted the son of Yemen's former president and a Houthi leader, and effectively imposed an arms embargo on the Iran-allied Houthi rebels who rule most of the country in an attempt to halt the escalating conflict in Yemen. LUCAS JACKSON/REUTERS
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday imposed an arms embargo targeting the Iran-allied Houthi rebels who rule most of Yemen and blacklisted the son of the country's former president and a Houthi leader after council veto-power Russia abstained.
The Security Council adopted the resolution - drafted by council member Jordan and Gulf Arab states - with 14 votes in favor, but after weeks of negotiations Russia abstained, saying some of its proposals were not included
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U.N. Imposes Arms Embargo Targeting Yemen s Iran-Allied Houthi Rebels
U.N. Imposes Arms Embargo Targeting Yemen's Iran-Allied Houthi Rebels
BY REUTERS 4/14/15 AT 7:11 PM
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The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday blacklisted the son of Yemen's former president and a Houthi leader, and effectively imposed an arms embargo on the Iran-allied Houthi rebels who rule most of the country in an attempt to halt the escalating conflict in Yemen. LUCAS JACKSON/REUTERS
FILED UNDER: World
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday imposed an arms embargo targeting the Iran-allied Houthi rebels who rule most of Yemen and blacklisted the son of the country's former president and a Houthi leader after council veto-power Russia abstained.
The Security Council adopted the resolution - drafted by council member Jordan and Gulf Arab states - with 14 votes in favor, but after weeks of negotiations Russia abstained, saying some of its proposals were not included
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U.N. Imposes Arms Embargo Targeting Yemen s Iran-Allied Houthi Rebels