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Yemen Huthis say nearly 15,000 rebels killed since mid-June

Published : Friday, 19 November, 2021 at 11:13 PM  Count : 839

Yemen Huthis say nearly 15,000 rebels killed since mid-June

Yemen Huthis say nearly 15,000 rebels killed since mid-June


Nearly 15,000 Yemeni Huthi fighters have been killed near the strategic city of Marib since June, sources close to the rebels said Thursday, in a rare admission of their casualties during the seven-year war.

"The air strikes launched by the Saudi-led military coalition and the battles have killed nearly 14,700 Huthis since mid-June near Marib," an official at the rebel-run defence ministry told AFP.
Another official from the same office confirmed the toll, reports AFP.

Marib city is the internationally-recognised government's last major stronghold in Yemen's oil-rich north.

The Iran-backed Huthis began a major push to seize the city last year.

The battle was halted multiple times due to negotiations, but the rebels renewed their attacks in February, there was a major assault in June, and a renewed push since September.

A Saudi-led coalition which intervened in 2015 to support the government has, since October 11, reported almost daily air strikes around Marib with a death toll, by their count, of around 3,800 rebels.

AFP cannot independently verify either side's figures.


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