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Sana’a
Fierce fighting erupted on Wednesday between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Iran-linked rebels in an energy-rich province despite a United Nations-brokered ceasefire in the war-devastated country.
Battles have broken out between both sides since early Wednesday in the province of Marib following an offensive mounted by the Houthi rebels on the army positions there, a government military official told DPA on condition of anonymity.
“The army troops managed to fight off the offensive,” the official added, citing unspecified casualties among the rebels.
“The situation on Marib’s southern and western battlefronts is still tense as the Houthis continue to bring in more reinforcements,” he added.
The army’s media centre meanwhile reported that pro-government forces had repulsed a large-scale attack by the rebels in Marib, without giving further details.
So far, there has been no comment from the Houthis.
Yemen has been locked in a devastating conflict between the Saudi-backed government and the Houthis since late 2014.
Early in April, a two-month nationwide truce agreed by Yemen’s warring sides, came into effect at the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
The government and the Houthis have accused each other of breaching the truce.
A few days after the ceasefire was in place, Yemen’s president Abd Rabu Mansour Hadi ceded power to a new leadership council, tasked with negotiating with the rebels to end the conflict.
Sana’a
Fierce fighting erupted on Wednesday between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Iran-linked rebels in an energy-rich province despite a United Nations-brokered ceasefire in the war-devastated country.
Battles have broken out between both sides since early Wednesday in the province of Marib following an offensive mounted by the Houthi rebels on the army positions there, a government military official told DPA on condition of anonymity.
“The army troops managed to fight off the offensive,” the official added, citing unspecified casualties among the rebels.
“The situation on Marib’s southern and western battlefronts is still tense as the Houthis continue to bring in more reinforcements,” he added.
The army’s media centre meanwhile reported that pro-government forces had repulsed a large-scale attack by the rebels in Marib, without giving further details.
So far, there has been no comment from the Houthis.
Yemen has been locked in a devastating conflict between the Saudi-backed government and the Houthis since late 2014.
Early in April, a two-month nationwide truce agreed by Yemen’s warring sides, came into effect at the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
The government and the Houthis have accused each other of breaching the truce.
A few days after the ceasefire was in place, Yemen’s president Abd Rabu Mansour Hadi ceded power to a new leadership council, tasked with negotiating with the rebels to end the conflict.
