Spokesman says Saudi coalition not bound by Yemen truce
The spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition targeting Yemen's Shiite rebels in airstrikes since March says the coalition is not bound by a new truce deal.
Saudi Brig. Gen Ahmed Asiri's comments, posted Saturday on the website of the semi-official Saudi newspaper al-Riyadh, cast doubt over the fragile truce that begin at midnight Friday.
Asiri said the coalition is not interested in a unilateral truce, calling it "counterproductive." He added that the coalition is not bound to it because of a lack of commitment by the Shiite rebels known as Houthis. He called for U.N. observers on the ground to monitor for violations.
