--- title: Yemen: U.N. Security Council Orders Houthi Rebels to Retreat description: The council adopted a resolution calling for a peaceful settlement between the Shi‘ite Houthi forces and the Yemeni government canonical: https://time.com/3710684/yemen-un-security-council-houthis-settlement-withdrawal/ author: Rishi Iyengar article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-02-16T03:53:50.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T04:26:42.976Z article:section: World og:title: U.N. Orders Yemeni Rebels to Retreat og:description: Threatens "further steps" if violence in the country doesn't cease. og:url: https://time.com/3710684/yemen-un-security-council-houthis-settlement-withdrawal/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt957c55c8f84394da/69877f688e0601dc8745a510/rtr4ppd5.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: U.N. Security Council votes in favor of a resolution demanding the Houthi militia's withdrawal from Yemeni government institutions, at the U.N. headquarters in New York og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: U.N. Orders Yemeni Rebels to Retreat twitter:description: Threatens "further steps" if violence in the country doesn't cease. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt957c55c8f84394da/69877f688e0601dc8745a510/rtr4ppd5.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # U.N. Security Council Orders Rebels in Yemen to Retreat by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Feb 16, 2015 3:53 AM CUT  The U.N. Security Council votes in favor of a resolution demanding the Houthi militia's withdrawal from Yemeni government institutions during a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York City on Feb. 15, 2015 The U.N. Security Council votes in favor of a resolution demanding the Houthi militia's withdrawal from Yemeni government institutions during a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York City on Feb. 15, 2015Mike Segar—Reuters by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Feb 16, 2015 3:53 AM CUT The U.N. Security Council on Sunday [ordered the immediate withdrawal](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/15/us-yemen-crisis-un-idUSKBN0LJ14E20150215 "undefined") of rebel forces from government institutions in Yemen, warning of “further steps” if insurgents do not cease hostilities in the Middle Eastern nation. The demand was part of a British- and Jordanian-drafted resolution adopted unanimously by the 15-member council, Reuters reports. The resolution “deplores actions taken by Houthis to dissolve parliament and take over Yemen’s government institutions, including acts of violence,” referring to the Iranian-backed Shi‘ite Muslim militia that has overthrown the government and prompted increasing attacks from al-Qaeda and other Sunni terrorist groups. Besides the withdrawal, the resolution also calls on Houthi forces to come to the negotiating table for a U.N.-brokered political settlement and release the Yemeni President, Prime Minister and other Cabinet members from house arrest. \[[_Reuters_](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/15/us-yemen-crisis-un-idUSKBN0LJ14E20150215 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3710684/yemen-un-security-council-houthis-settlement-withdrawal/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3710684/yemen-un-security-council-houthis-settlement-withdrawal/"},"headline":"U.N. 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