Shi'ite and Sunni Yemen reached a ceasefire agreement

Shi'ite and Sunni Yemen reached a ceasefire agreement

The fight between the presidential guard and the Houthi group using heavy weapons.

The ceasefire is applied in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, several hours after a fierce battle between the presidential guard and the Houthi rebel group which is Shiite.

Interior Minister, Jalal al-Roweishan said the government and the Houthi group has formed a committee to oversee the ceasefire.

Residents living near the presidential palace said the shooting had abated.

At least three people were killed in the fiercest battles in Sanaa since the Houthi movement control of the capital.

Under an agreement with President Mansour Hadi Abdrabbuh, the Houthis will retreat from the capital so that the new unity government is formed.

Houthi movement

Houthi group initially fighting for autonomy wider economy in the province of Saada.

But the rebels still seem to be in the city and took some inhabited areas Sunnis and western regions of the country.

Monday, thick smoke billowing from the streets around the presidential palace and military area around south of the capital, when the presidential guard and Houthi fighters opened fire using machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades, and a cannon.

Reports of the ceasefire has been heard since morning but only noon battle began to subside.

Houthi movement fought since 2004 to demand greater economic autonomy in Saada province, northern Yemen. (BBC)