(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Warplanes from the Saudi-led coalition raided positions of the Iran-backed Shia insurgents east of the rebel-held capital yesterday, military sources said.
The air strikes targeted Houthi rebels in the west of Marib province, amid ongoing clashes between them and forces loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
Pro-Hadi fighters backed by Gulf forces have been pushing to regain control of Marib province in an apparent bid to advance on Sanaa.
They set their sights on Marib after pushing the rebels out of five southern provinces, including the port city of Aden to which the government returned last month after six months in exile.
Raids also targeted rebels in Hodeida in western Yemen, other military sources said.
Yesterday evening, coalition warplanes struck rebel arms depots on the Nahdain hill south of Sanaa, witnesses said.
After they overran Sanaa unopposed in September 2014, the rebels widened their control to several Yemeni provinces, advancing in March on Aden where Hadi had taken refuge before fleeing to Riyadh.
The coalition then launched a fierce air campaign against them and allies loyal to ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh.
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