SANAA, Nov 11 (NNN-YPA) – The Yemeni Houthi militia, pulled 178 bodies of their fighters, from a frontline in Marib Province and moved them to mortuaries in neighbouring Dhamar Province, yesterday, medics said.
“They were killed in the past 24 hours, when fighting with Yemeni government troops, backed by the Saudi-led coalition airstrikes, on the frontline of Al-Jubah district,” one of the medics in Dhamar said.
The Houthi group usually doesn’t disclose its casualties.
Last month, the Houthis advanced into Al-Jubah in southern Marib, after government troops retreated and re-stationed on surrounding mountains and around the central city of Marib and Safer oil fields.
The Houthi militia launched in Feb, a major offensive on Marib, in an attempt to seize control of the oil-rich province, the last northern stronghold of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government.– NNN-YPA
