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handle is hein.crs/govefpx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional *.Research Service Political Transition in Yemen April 25, 2022 In April 2022, a truce went into effect between the Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) and the Ansar Allah movement (aka the Houthis); the first nationwide truce in six years. Yemen's president subsequently resigned, reportedly under pressure from Saudi Arabia, which leads a coalition backing the ROYG in its fight against the Iran-backed Houthi movement. Congress may review the status of the Yemen conflict during its consideration of the Biden Administration's request for $46 million in FY2023 foreign assistance funding for Yemen and through its oversight of the Administration's regional policies, including a potential nuclear agreement with Iran and defensive support to U.S. partners. Military Developments: Nationwide Truce Begins On April 1, U.N. Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg announced a truce between the ROYG and Houthi forces for a two-month period between April 2 and June 2. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) endorsed the truce. In addition to halting all military operations, the agreement establishes several humanitarian measures: * 18 fuel ships will be permitted entry into the Houthi-controlled ports in Hodeidah. * Two commercial flights per week in and out of Sana'a airport. The truce may reflect a military impasse between Houthi and ROYG/Coalition forces as well as increasing economic stress. In early 2022, the deployment of forces backed by the UAE to Shebwa and Marib governorates reversed Houthi gains in the north. Subsequently, soaring global commodity prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine worsened economic conditions in both ROYG and Houthi-held areas, and the Saudi-led coalition's maritime and air blockade exacerbated severe fuel shortages for the Houthis. The truce represents a freeze of the present conflict lines but is not a formal ceasefire, and it lacks external enforcement or monitoring mechanisms. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11917 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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