Yemen loyalists say advancing against rebels in Marib

[WorldNews]

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Yemeni loyalist forces, backed by the Saudi-led Arab coalition, said they were advancing Tuesday in a key province east of Sanaa, on the third day of a major offensive against rebels. The coalition intensified its air strikes against the Iran-backed Huthi rebels earlier this month after a missile attack killed 60 Gulf troops, most of them Emiratis, in Marib province. Troops loyal to exiled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi on Sunday began an all-out offensive against the Shiite rebels in Marib, aiming to retake the capital a year after it fell to the insurgents.

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