65 dead in fighting as Huthi rebels step up offensive on Yemen's Marib

Twenty-two pro-government forces were killed and 43 Huthi rebels were also killed in the last 48 hours in Yemen's Marib.

Sixty-five combatants have been killed in fighting after Yemen's Huthi rebels renewed an offensive on Marib, the last government stronghold in the country's oil-rich north, a military official said Thursday. The Iran-backed rebels attacked pro-government positions south of the strategic city, making progress despite losing dozens of fighters in coalition air strikes.