Washington, Ramadan 14, 1435, Jul 11, 2014, SPA -- The U.S. government has strongly condemned the violence that occurred in Amran this week killing a number of the armed forces personnel and innocent civilians. "Offering condolences to the families' victims, the U.S. government calls on Houthis to immediately halt all armed moves and stop their progress toward the capital Sana'a", the U.S. Department of State said in a statement issued on Thursday and read by its spokeswoman Jen Psaki. It hailed the efforts of President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi and his firm determination to implement the outcomes of the comprehensive national dialogue conference (NDC), Yemen News Agency (Saba) reported. --SPA 13:21 LOCAL TIME 10:21 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w