SANAA, Jan 2 (NNN-YPA) – Thirty-seven Houthi militants were killed yesterday, in a battle with the Yemeni army, in Yemen’s central province of Marib, government military source said.
The ground battle took place in the area of al-Balak al-Sharki, in the government-controlled southern Marib, during which, the army recaptured several positions of the militia, he said, on condition of anonymity.
Meanwhile, the Saudi-led Arab coalition backing the Yemeni army, announced the launch of 23 airstrikes, killing 160 Houthi militants and destroying 17 vehicles, in southern Marib frontline, the Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya TV reported.
Houthi media made no comment on the battle.
In Feb last year, the Houthi militia began a major offensive against the Saudi-backed Yemeni government army, to capture the strategic oil-rich province.– NNN-YPA
