Yemen’s foes head to UN peace talks

Yemen’s warring factions are to meet in Geneva in a UN-brokered bid to kickstart peace talks. Preventing a full-scale assault on the strategic port city of Hodeida could be a path to a comprehensive agreement


Areas of control (September 2018)
Pro-government forces 
Houthi rebels
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

Hodeida: Under siege since mid-June

SAUDI ARABIA
Jiza
Saada
Sparsely populated
RED SEA
Sanaa
Marib
YEMEN
Dhamar
Bayda
Ataq
Al Mukallah
Mocha
Taiz
Ibb
Aden: Government headquarters
Bab al-Mandab Strait
ERITREA
DJIBOUTI
GULF OF ADEN
100km 60 miles 

YEMEN
Detail map


Houthi Rebels
Tribal fighters from Zaidi Muslim minority, led by Abdulmalik al-Houthi

Al Houthi: Backed by Iran and Hezbollah

Martin Griffiths: UN envoy overseeing shuttle diplomacy

Government of Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, in exile in Saudi Arabia

Hadi: Backed by Saudi coalition, U.S., France and UK


Sources: LiveUAmap, Al Araby, Iranian Press TV 
Pictures: Getty Images
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