ADEN, Mar 23 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s government forces declared that, nearly 20 members of the Houthi rebel group were captured, during battles near the northeastern province of Marib.
According to a statement, government forces aborted an attempt by the Houthis, aimed at advancing into the western part of oil-rich Marib.
Groups of Houthi fighters tried to infiltrate into a military position, located in the western part of Marib, but the government forces clashed with the rebels and besieged them in the area, the statement said.
Local Yemeni sources said, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition launched a number of airstrikes against the Houthi reinforcements, heading towards Marib, earlier in the day.
The Houthi official spokesman said, his group’s fighters are in position to invade the government-controlled province of Marib militarily, after making significant on-ground military achievements in the country’s northeastern part.
The Houthis seized control of al-Hazm, capital of al-Jawf, two weeks ago, following weeks of ferocious battles that forced thousands of families to flee their homes to the nearby government-controlled Marib province.
