SANAA, Aug 10 (NNN-YPA) – Airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition overnight, destroyed at least five pick-up vehicles, carrying combatants of the Houthi militia in Yemen’s central province of Marib, a military source said, yesterday.
“The vehicles were destroyed in and around the frontline of the southwestern district of Rahabah, killing all aboard,” the source in Marib said.
“Despite the airstrikes, the Houthis continue their attempts to retake strategic mountains in the district,” said the source, without elaborating further.
Meanwhile, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported that, six Saudi-led airstrikes were carried out on Rahabah and the western district of Sirwah.
Early yesterday, the Saudi-led coalition said, it intercepted and destroyed two bomb-laden drones, launched by the Houthis from Yemen towards the Saudi southern city of Khamis Mushait. There was no comment yet from the Houthi group.
The Houthis began, in Feb, a major offensive on Marib, in an attempt to seize control of the oil-rich province, the government’s last northern stronghold.– NNN-YPA
