this clues the capital sanaa. they're backed by forces loyal to the former president and have the support of the iran. houthis are fighting troops loyal to the president. he set up groups here and has militaries present in most of eastern yemen. since march last year air strikes from the saudi-led coalition. then there's al-qaeda. they're staunchly anti houthi but are not aligned with the government. also competing for control in the south we have the yemen affiliate of i.s.i.l. as well as successionist groups. they have been trying to breakaway from the north. the number of people without reliable access to aenough food has doubled since the conflict began to around 14 million people. that's well over half the population. most of them are women and children. the truce calls for inhindered access to aid across yemen-- unhindered. this is ahead of talks in kuwait in a week. the inability for any side to win this war is likely forcing them to resolve it by diplomacy >>> six criticism i can't answers have been killed

yemen has been in turmoil since september 2014 when mouth fighters took control of most of the capital of sanaa. in september 15 president hadi returned to aden. the biggest charge is sacking his vice president. the new vice president also split during the arab spring up rising and the primar earlier i spoke by skype with adam barron. >> we're looking at this decision coming just two weeks before peace talks are sent to start. we're seeing the replacement who is one of the few, i would say, political figures in yemen who even despite the war, he's being replaced by his now adversary ali abdullah saleh considering the background it is suggested that even as we're having these peace talks on the horizon, that there is this possibility on the other hand that the battle could be building up. >> a spokesman for the al-qaeda linked al nusra front has died. he was reportedly killed with 20 other fighters in idlib. it comes as al nusra front killed 50 other soldiers in aleppo. we have reports on the battle of syria's largest city. >> al nusra front fighters. it's a fight to gain control of the town of

the republican guard commander is openly boasted of tehran's control over four capitals, beirut, damascus, baghdad, and sanaa, and i think it was an oops on sanaa because then saudi arabia and the united arab emirates led the gcc forces in there and clearly that has not gone according to plan. hopefully the u.n. brokered negotiations in kuwait will put an end to that but also will ensure iran is kept out of there and the chokepoint coming into the red sea. bahrain and jordan have been specifically targeted, publicly targeted by the qods force commander, sole manny, who is calling for the annexation of bahrain and bahrain to many in iran is not just the island, it's also the eastern province of saudi arabia. the republican guard general proposes erasing israel off the map. sounds familiar. it is because it's what they've been saying for a good many decades. and the supreme leader summed it up very well when he said those who say the future lies in negotiation not in missiles are either ignorant or traitors. that is the supreme leader. i think we should take him at his word, that's what he believes. and when p

the republican guard commander is openly boasted of tehran's control over four capitals, beirut, damascus, baghdad, and sanaa, and i think it was an oops on sanaa because then saudi arabia and the united arab emirates led the gcc forces in there and clearly that has not gone according to plan. hopefully the u.n. brokered negotiations in kuwait will put an end to that but also will ensure iran is kept out of there and the chokepoint coming into the red sea. bahrain and jordan have been specifically targeted, publicly targeted by the qods force command, soleimani, calling for the an exation of bahrain, and bahrain to many in iran is not just the island. it's also the eastern province of saudi arabia. the republican guard general proposes erasing israel off the map. sounds familiar. it is because it's what they've been saying for a good many decades. and the supreme leader summed it up very well when he said those who say the future lies in negotiation not in missiles are either ignorant or traitors. that is the supreme leader. i think we should take him at his word, that's what he believes. and when president

the republican guard commander is openly boasted of tehran's control over four capitals, beirut, damascus, baghdad, and sanaa, and i think it was an oops on sanaa because then saudi arabia and the united arab emirates led the gcc forces in there and clearly that has not gone according to plan. hopefully the u.n. brokered negotiations in kuwait will put an end to that but also will ensure iran is kept out of there and the chokepoint coming into the red sea. bahrain and jordan have been specifically targeted, publicly targeted by the qods force commander, sole manny, who is calling for the annexation of bahrain and bahrain to many in iran is not just the island, it's also the eastern province of saudi arabia. the republican guard general proposes erasing israel off the map. sounds familiar. it is because it's what they've been saying for a good many decades. and the supreme leader summed it up very well when he said those who say the future lies in negotiation not in missiles are either ignorant or traitors. that is the supreme leader. i think we should take him at his word, that's what he believes. and when p

republican guard commanders is openly boasted of the control over four capitals, beirut, demas kus, baghdad and sanan -- oops on sanaa saudi arabia and em rites led -- hopefully the u.n. brokered negotiation in kuwait started today. we'll put an end to that. but also ensure that iran is kept out of there and the point coming into the red sea. jordan have been specifically targeted publicly targeted by the force commander, our old friend who is openly calling for the annexation and by the way, to many in many is not just the island. it's also the eastern province of saudi arabia. the republican guard general proposes israel off the map, sounds familiar, it is because of what they've been saying for a good many decades and the supreme leader, i think summed it very well when he says those that say the future lies in negotiation not in missiles are either ignorant or traders. that is the supreme leader. i think we can take him at his word. that's what he believes. when president obama trying to keep this effort alive, when president obama characterized iran regimes responses to the jcpoa as respecting the letter but vio

sanaa. they are backed by loyals loyal to the president. they are fighting traps loyal to abd-rabbu mansour hadi, who set up a temporary capital in aden. since march last year, air strikes from a saudi-led coalition. then there's lr, in no way aligned with the government. competing for control in the south is the yemeni affiliate of isil, they are secular and have been pushing to breakaway from the north. >> no sight is close to winning the war. all came with a heavy cost. more than 6,000 have been killed. half civilians, and 1,000 children. >> people were starving before the houthi rebellion. now more than 80% need humanitarian aid. >> the u.n. accuses both players of atrocities. in the absence of a solution, there are call for an end to the conflict. peace efforts failed before >>> let's get more on this. joining us live from washington d.c. a fellow at the sanaa center for strategic studies. it wasn't long after the ceasefire was declared that violations were reported. will the truce survive long enough to give peace talks a chance? >> so far there has been violations in the city of tiaz, barla and others. these or on the ground. it