Fighting in Yemen's Marib kills 90 in 24 hours: Government military source

AFP , Saturday 6 Mar 2021

The clashes in the oil-rich province left 32 dead among government forces and loyalist tribes, while 58 Huthi rebels were killed in air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition, the sources told AFP

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Armed Houthi followers ride on the back of a truck after participating in a funeral of Houthi fighters killed in recent fighting against government forces in Yemen's oil-rich province of Marib, in Sanaa, Yemen February 20, 2021. REUTERS

Fierce fighting between Yemeni pro-government forces and Iran-backed Huthi rebels has killed at least 90 combatants on both sides in the past 24 hours, a government military source said Saturday.

The clashes in the oil-rich province left 32 dead among government forces and loyalist tribes, while 58 Huthi rebels were killed in air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition, the sources told AFP.

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