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| - Yemen's Huthi rebels have set out their "vision" to end years of bloodshed in the war-torn country, demanding that the Saudi-led military coalition take a series of steps to achieve peace. Riyadh had expected a swift victory when it led an Arab coalition to intervene in Yemen's civil war in March 2015, supporting the government against the Huthis who are backed by its regional rival Iran. But the war has exposed the limits of Saudi military capabilities after the kingdom failed to uproot the ragtag militia from their strongholds in the north of the country, including the capital Sanaa. The costly intervention, part of an assertive foreign policy led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has pushed the Arab world's poorest nation into a humanitarian crisis. The following are the five main demands made by the Huthis in a document titled "Comprehensive solution to end war in the Arab Republic of Yemen" and submitted to the UN special envoy on Wednesday, just before the coalition announced a unilateral two-week ceasefire. The document calls for an end to the "foreign presence" in Yemen's territory, islands and ports, while offering to end "any Yemeni military presence on Saudi land." The mutual withdrawal should come immediately after the warring sides reach a comprehensive ceasefire. "A military coordination committee composed of high-level military representatives from each party and chaired by the United Nations" should be formed in the period between ceasefire and withdrawal, it said. The rebels want an air, land and sea blockade lifted by the coalition immediately after reaching a peace accord. The document calls for "opening all airports in Yemen, including Sanaa international airport, for direct international flights. Commercial flights to Sanaa airport have been halted by the coalition since 2015. It remains open only to international humanitarian flights. Besides Saudi Arabia, the US-backed coalition also groups the UAE, Egypt, Jordan, Sudan, Mauritania and Senegal in addition to Kuwait and Bahrain. The rebels are demanding that the coalition open a credit line specifically for the payment of wages of Yemeni civil servants over the next 10 years -- until the country's economy has recovered. They also want coalition members to pledge to fund the reconstruction of the nation, and compensate all those who had their homes destroyed in air strikes. The document also calls for compensation for factory owners and workers, companies, markets, restaurants and others whose livelihoods were hit by war damage. The rebels want the United Nations and coalition members to provide "medical equipment, drugs, vaccines, sterilisers and others" in addition to quarantine facilities to help local authorities fight the pandemic if it reaches the country. No coronavirus cases have been reported in Yemen but international groups have cautioned that if it hits, it will be catastrophic. The rebels said that all parties should submit their proposals for a political solution to the UN special envoy. At the end of negotiations, they propose that the "outcome of the political process will be offered for referendum in accordance with the constitution of Yemen." str-mah/oh/sls/dr
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