According to SABA , the government 's demands include removing check points , ending banditry and destructive acts , handing over all military equipment and weapons and offering information on the fate of six kidnapped Europeans who disappeared in June . Move follows offensive by Yemeni forces against rebels in north . The Houthis have been fighting for more than two years to oust the government of President Ali Abdullah Saleh and his family. Conflict said to be separatist -- who will have power in the area -- and sectarian . Nine foreigners abducted in June while apparently on a picnic in Saada region .
Move follows offensive by Yemeni forces against rebels in north . The Houthis have been fighting for more than two years to oust the government of President Ali Abdullah Saleh and his family. Conflict said to be separatist -- who will have power in the area -- and sectarian . Nine foreigners abducted in June while apparently on a picnic in Saada region .