The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen said on Wednesday it had killed more than 82 Houthi rebels in new airstrikes around the strategic city of Marib, the scene of a battle that has intensified in recent weeks.
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Eleven military vehicles have been destroyed and more than 82 terrorists killed
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For the past week, the coalition has been announcing daily numerous rebels killed in Al-Abdiya, 100 kilometers south of Marib, taken by the rebels on Saturday despite their losses.
In total, the raids killed more than a thousand Houthis in this area, assures the coalition.
These figures could not be verified from an independent source.
The Houthis rarely communicate about victims in their ranks.
The last government stronghold in northern Yemen, Marib has been at the heart of a bloody battle since February, which has intensified in recent days with the rebels' advances.
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The latter, close to Iran, have been fighting government forces for seven years and seized most of the north of the country, including the capital Sanaa in 2014. The following year, the coalition led by Saudi Arabia is intervened to support the struggling loyalist forces.
The war devastated the poorest country on the Arabian Peninsula, causing the worst ongoing humanitarian disaster in the world according to the UN.
It has left tens of thousands of deaths, especially civilians, and millions of displaced people, according to NGOs.
Threatened by a large-scale family, the vast majority of the population depends on international aid.