Trump says US will stop bombing Huthi rebels following the group's ceasefire pledge

WASHINGTON -- The United States will stop strikes against Yemen's Houthi group, President Donald Trump said Tuesday, after a nearly two-month bombing campaign.

Trump, ahead of a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, said the halt would start immediately, after the Houthis approached the administration on Monday night indicating "they want to stop the fighting."

"The Huthis have announced ... that they don't want to fight anymore. They just don't want to fight," said Trump. "We will honor that, and we will stop the bombings ... and they have capitulated."

The military has struck at least 800 targets in Yemen and killed hundreds of Houthis since March, according to US Central Command.