At least 80 Houthis killed in fierce Marib fighting, Yemen army says

At least 80 Houthi fighters have been killed in fierce clashes with Yemeni government forces outside the central city of Marib, according to a senior army officer, as the Iran-backed militia intensifies attacks aimed at seizing the energy-rich city. Brig. Gen. Yahya Al-Hatemi, director of the Yemeni army’s military media department, told Arab News on Sunday that heavy fighting had erupted over the previous 24 hours between government forces, backed by warplanes and drones, and the Houthis in are