Yemen’s warring parties enter peace talks

UN-backed peace talks have begun in Switzerland between Yemen’s government and Houthi rebels, as a seven-day ceasefire takes effect
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AREAS OF CONTROL: As of December 9, 2015
Houthi rebels and forces aligned with former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh
Government forces under President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
Al Qaeda presence

YEMEN Detail map

SAUDI ARABIA Saada Hajjah Sanaa Al Hudaydah Dhamar Ibb ERITREA DJIBOUTI Bab al-Mandab Strait Taiz Aden: Government base Zinjibar Lawder Ahwar Ataq Al Mukallah YEMEN Manwakh Marib GULF OF ADEN RED SEA

100 miles 160km
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Source: Stratfor