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Political sources Monday reported progress in efforts to convene a dialogue among Yemen's warring factions as warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition carried out airstrikes Monday against Yemen's Houthi group across the country, Reuters reports.

Neighboring Oman seeks to end more than two months of fighting that had killed nearly 2,000 people by mediating talks between U.S. officials and representatives of the Houthi group.

Political sources in Oman confirmed Monday that diplomats in Yemen's neutral neighbor were brokering the talks between Houthi and U.S. officials at a luxury hotel in the capital Muscat aimed at finding a peaceful resolution to the conflict.

Independent politicians in Sanaa said the talks have succeeded in narrowing gaps between the Houthis and the exiled government to pave the way for eventual United Nations-backed negotiations in Geneva.

"There's progress in the talks toward an agreement on a long truce and reviving political dialogue," one politician told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.