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26 killed in clashes between Yemeni gov’t forces, Houthi rebels in
Marib: source
SANAA, Dec 8, 2020 (BSS/XINHUA) – A total of 22 rebels and four soldiers
were killed in clashes in Yemen’s central province of Marib in the past 24
hours, as the government forces repulsed attacks by Houthi rebels, a
government military source said on Tuesday.
Dozens from both sides were also wounded on the front line in the
district of Madghal in the northern part of the government-held province, the
source told Xinhua.
Meanwhile, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported 12 airstrikes by the Saudi-
led coalition on the group’s positions in Madghal as well as in the adjacent
district of Sirwah on Monday night. It provided no further details.
There was no comment from the coalition over the alleged airstrikes.
Yemen has been mired in civil war since late 2014, when the Iran-backed
Houthis seized control of several northern provinces and forced the
internationally-recognized government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi out
of the capital Sanaa.
The Saudi-led Arab military coalition intervened in the Yemen conflict
in 2015 to support the government of Hadi.
BSS/XINHUA/FI/ 1618 hrs