Saudi Arabia ends bombing campaign against Yemeni rebels

Armed Shiite Houthi fighters
(Image credit: MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images)

A Saudi-led coalition has ended its bombing campaign against Yemen's Houthi rebels, according to a statement read Tuesday on the state-owned Arabiya TV.

Dubbed "Storm of Resolve," the month-long bombing campaign began as Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who had already fled the capital of Sanaa to a redoubt in Aden, fled the country entirely. Though the campaign was ostensibly concerned with aiding the embattled government, it was widely seen as an attempt to head off a perceived threat from Iran, which supports the rebels.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.