
Toll mounts as battle for Yemen’s Marib heats up
The Hindu
Houthis are fighting to seize the region
Fighting for the key Yemeni region of Marib has intensified, with 53 pro-government and Houthi rebel fighters killed in the past 24 hours, loyalist military officials said on Saturday. The Houthis have been trying to seize oil-rich Marib, the government’s last significant pocket of territory in the north, since February. “The rebels have managed to seize a bit of territory” in the latest fighting northwest of the city, a pro-government military source said, assessing the city of Marib itself was not under threat.More Related News