Conflict

The U.S. and Iran have both welcomed Saudi Arabia’s decision to end its bombing campaign against Houthi rebels in Yemen, but the fragility of the situation was underlined when a new air strike hit the southern port city of Aden just hours after the announcement.

About 200 Syrian opposition fighters will begin military training next month in Turkey, despite ongoing Turkish disagreement with the Obama administration over the enemy they will combat when they finish the six-week course.

A federal judge in Washington called for the publication of classified documents pertaining to the extradition and subsequent prosecution and sentencing of three former AUC leaders, according to weekly Semana. Federal Judge Ellen Huvelle called for the case to be reopened after former AUC leader Salvatore Mancuso’s lawyer, Joaquin Perez, requested that his client’s sentence be lowered.

The coalition of countries involved in Operation Decisive Storm, which is attacking the Yemeni insurgent group known as the Houthis, includes some of the largest U.S. recipients of military assistance and arms sales. The U.S. government support for these coalition members follows a long-standing policy that promotes security assistance as a way to build the capacity of its partners to combat terrorism and promote regional security.