Sana. Saudi-led coalition forces have thwarted advances by Houthi militias on two fronts in Yemen’s oil-rich province of Marib. This information was given by a military source. The source told Xinhua news agency that coalition air strikes targeted Houthi fighters in the western district of Sirwah and the southern district of al-Jubah, just a few miles from the government-controlled central city of Marib and nearby secure oil fields. miles away.
“Dozens of people were killed in the attacks and many of their vehicles were destroyed, forcing them (Houthi) to retreat,” he said.
Meanwhile, the coalition said it carried out 12 airstrikes on Houthi militias in Marib in the past 24 hours, destroying eight vehicles, Riyadh’s al-Arabiya TV reported.
Houthi media also reported on coalition air strikes in Marib but did not provide details.
Houthi rebels recently lost several strategic districts in the oil-rich central-south province of Shabwa and the central province of Marib.
Yemen has been mired in a civil war since late 2014 when Iran-backed Houthi militias took control of several northern provinces and forced President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s Saudi-backed government forces out of the capital, Sanaa.
(-AnyTV News)
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