45 Houthi rebels killed in Yemen's Marib

Sanaa: At least 45 Houthi rebels were killed in multiple airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition and in ground clashes with the Yemeni Government army in the oil-rich province of Marib in the last 24 hours, military sources have confirmed.

“In the western district of Sirwah, the airstrikes targeted a rebel makeshift operational room, killing at least 12,” one of the sources in Marib told Xinhua news agency on Saturday.

“In the adjacent district of Rahabah, to the south of Sirwah, the airstrikes destroyed several pick-up



vehicles carrying rebel combatants, killing more than 20,” he added.

Another military source said the army repelled a fierce attack launched by the Houthi rebels from three directions on its positions in the mountains of Al-Bayadh and Al-Abzakh in Rahabah district.

“Thirteen rebels were killed on the ground, while dozens fled,” he told Xinhua.

Both strategic mountains and most of Rahabah district were recaptured by the army last week.