Renewed Fighting in Saada
Saleh has pardoned and was to pay al-Houthi and Al-Razami, released 150 prisoners (with another 250 pending), and was to make restitution for widespread damages to civilian areas. al-Houthi agreed to stop chanting and stop fighting. Apparently the deal broke down, with conflicting reports about who reneged. Having cost already 56 billion riyals, with a conservative estimate of 6 billion YR in payments to sheikhs and mediators, the continued fighting benefits somebody. Also weaponry and armaments that are reported as used up can be restocked with new weapons purchases from overseas.
