More than 130 rebels have been killed in the past 24 hours in Yemen in strikes by the Saudi-led military coalition that supports the Yemeni power, a statement released Tuesday (October 12) in Riyadh said.
Released by Saudi state television al-Ekhbariya, the statement said that "
more than 134 Houthi rebels were killed in strikes that targeted nine of their military vehicles in the al-Abdiya area
" in the south of the province. of Marib, controlled by government forces.
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The coalition has been operating in Yemen since 2015 to support Yemeni government forces in the face of Houthi rebels close to Iran.
The rebels wage a fierce battle to wrest Marib, the last loyalist stronghold in the north of which they control most.
The day before, the coalition announced the deaths of "
more than 156
" Houthi rebels in a "
targeted operation
" in the same region.
Al-Abdiya is located in the south of the province of Marib, about 100 kilometers south of the eponymous capital.
In seven years of war, tens of thousands of people have been killed, most of them civilians, and millions have been displaced, according to international organizations.
