A soldier loyal to Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi stands atop a tank as he uses binoculars in Majaz district, in the country's northwestern provinceo of Marib, after the pro-Hadi forces took the area from Houthi rebels, December 18, 2015. REUTERS/Ali Owidha
DOHA (Reuters) - Yemeni negotiators at U.N.-sponsored peace talks agreed on Saturday to form a committee to oversee a fragile ceasefire but the day ended without further progress being amid strong mutual distrust, sources close to the talks told Reuters.
Fresh fighting in Yemen also threatened the peace talks, which end on Sunday, their sixth day. The eight-month conflict in impoverished Yemen has killed thousands of people and caused a major humanitarian crisis.
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