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On October 14, the Saudi-led coalition announced that its warplanes had carried out 36 airstrikes on fighters and vehicles of the Houthis (Ansar Allah) in the district of al-Abdiyah in the central Yemeni province of Ma’rib.
Al-Abdiyah district center, which is located to the south of Ma’rib city, is currently besieged by the Houthis. Saudi-backed Yemeni forces have launched an operation to break the group’s siege.
According to the Saudi-led coalition, the recent wave of airstrikes on al-Abdiyah claimed the lives of 150 Houthi fighters and destroyed 11 military vehicles of the group.
A day earlier, the coalition claimed that 400 fighters of the Houthis were killed in recent airstrikes on the outskirts of al-Abdiyah center.
The Saudi-led coalition also shared footage showing some of its recent airstrikes on Houthis fighters and vehicles in the district.
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#فيديو | تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن ينشر لقطات فيديو أثناء عمليات استهداف الآليات العسكرية وعناصر المليشيا الحوثية بالعبدية.#واس_عام pic.twitter.com/2ipGQGVAZV
— واس العام (@SPAregions) October 13, 2021
The Houthis and their local allies have been advancing towards Ma’rib city for more than seven months now. Earlier this month, Houthi fighters reached the western outskirts of the city after conducting a successful large-scale operation.
Saudi-backed forces in Ma’rib city appear to be on the brink of complete collapse. The Houthis have already offered full amnesty to any fighter who flees the battlefield.
