ceasefire
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A de facto ceasefire in the war had existed for years, with Saudi Arabia providing funding for Yemeni state employees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The spread narrowed over the summer as a ceasefire and a short-lived diplomatic deal between the U.S. and Iran raised hopes that the worst of the conflict might be over.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Connolly also presented Trump with a collection of poems by Michael Longley that includes “Ceasefire,” a poem inspired by the 1994 IRA ceasefire that helped pave the way for the Good Friday Agreement.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
The Houthis, after seizing Sanaa and forcing out the government, fought a Saudi-led coalition from 2015 until a United Nations-brokered ceasefire in 2022.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The next day, President Johnson declared a Christmas ceasefire in Vietnam, and the bombs stopped dropping.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
