Arab Coalition Says 145 Houthis Killed in Yemen

Arab Coalition announced on Wednesday that 145 Houthi militias were killed and 18 military vehicles were destroyed in Yemen.

In a statement, the coalition added that it had carried out 32 operations, targeting Houthis in Sirwah and Jawf villages in the past 24 hours.

On Tuesday, the Arab coalition intercepted and destroyed two explosive-laden drones launched by the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militia from Yemen, towards Saudi Arabia’s Khamis Mushait.

Last February, the Houthis began a major push to seize Marib and have renewed their offensive since September, France 24 reported.

In 2014, The Yemeni civil war began when the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa, 120 kilometres west of Marib, prompting Saudi-led forces to intervene to prop up the government the following year.

Tens of thousands of people have died and millions have been displaced in what the United Nations has called the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.