Coalition ‘kills 160’ Yemen rebels as Marib battle intensifies

Saudi-led coalition says it has killed scores of Houthi rebels in air raids as warring sides battle near strategic city.

The Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen’s government says it has killed 160 Houthi rebels in air raids south of the strategic city of Marib, where loyalists say rebels have made advances.

“We carried out 32 strikes … in Abdiya over the past 24 hours,” the coalition said on Saturday, as cited by the state-run Saudi Press Agency, adding that “11 military vehicles were destroyed and more than 160 terrorist elements eliminated”.

The rebels rarely comment on reported losses and the toll could not be independently verified.