Hushists have been killed in raids carried out near Marib, last bastion of the government, in the north of the country. Since February, the province has been the scene of a bloody battle that has intensified with the progress of the rebels.
Le Monde with AFP
The military coalition led by Saudi Arabia in Yemen has said, Sunday, October 31, have killed more than 218 hush rebels in new raids for three days near Marib. “Twenty-four military vehicles have been destroyed and more than 218 terrorists” were killed in the last seventy-two hours in Al-Jawba (50 kilometers south of Marib) and Al-Kassara (30 kilometers northwest Marib), the coalition reported in a statement relayed by the official Spa news agency.
Since several weeks, the Coalition has established quasi-daily balances of rebels killed in strikes, but the numbers can not be verified independently and the hushists do not communicate very rarely on their losses. The Coalition Supports Government Forces on the ground that attempt to repel the offensive of the Hushists, who seek to seize the city of Marib, capital of the province of the same name.
HOUTHISTIC REBELS Control the capital
Last bastion of the government in northern Yemen, this province has been, since February, the scene of a bloody battle that has intensified in recent weeks with the progress of the rebels, despite the losses. The Houthists, close to Iran, control most of the northern Yemen, including the capital, Sanaa. In 2015, the Military Coalition led by Saudi Arabia intervened to support the Loyalist Forces in senses.
Triggered in 2014, the war plunged Yemen into the worst humanitarian crisis in the world according to the UN. Tens of thousands of people, most civilians, were killed and millions displaced according to international NGOs.