$ 2.2 in Germany aid for Yemen war victims

SANA'A, Oct. 11 (Saba) - Germany has
donated $ 2.2 million that would be channeled through aid agencies for the
war-affected people
in northern Yemen, the country's embassy in Sana'a announced on Sunday.

The International Red Cross, the UN Refugee Organization UNHCR and the World Food
Programme have each received 500.000 EUR (700.000 USD) by the German Government to
enable
them to deliver humanitarian assistance to those most affected by the ongoing
military conflict between the army and the Houthi rebels.
The sum comes in response to the call of the U.N. for providing aid to help more
than 150.000 displaced in Saada and Amran.
Responding to the urgent appeal on the matter, earlier the U.S., Britain, France
and other foreign and regional countries provided millions of dollars in aid for
the displaced.
The army has been battling the Houthi insurgents supported by Iranians since 2004.
The government has many times offered truces to end the conflict but they were
rejected by the Houthis who continued to attack the troops, the people and
properties.
In the recent confrontations, hundreds of insurgents were killed, injured and
arrested and many others surrendered as land an air strikes intensified against
them in various
areas of Saada and some parts of Amran.
The troops also destroyed rebel weapons, positions and retook over many areas in
the two provinces after riding them of the Houthis.
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