Pro-gov't Yemeni forces achieve military progress in Marib battles against Houthi rebels

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ADEN, Yemen, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Forces loyal to the Yemeni government on Wednesday achieved military progress in ongoing battles against the Houthi rebel group in the country's oil-rich province of Marib, a military official told Xinhua.

"Units of the pro-government Giants Brigades captured the whole district of Harib from the Houthis in Marib following days of intense battles and intensified airstrikes," the local military source said on condition of anonymity.

"The Houthis lost other key areas besides Harib in Marib as the pro-government forces are continuing military progress in the strategic province," he added.

Soldiers of the pro-government forces were heavily deployed in and around Harib following the defeat of Houthis, the official noted.

With direct support from the Saudi Arabia-led coalition, the pro-government Giants Brigades continued advances on the neighboring district of Al Jubah in Marib which is still controlled by the rebels, according to the official.

The recent military operations against the Houthis in the oil-rich provinces of Marib and Shabwa prompted the rebel group to intensify its cross-border missile attacks against Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The Iran-backed Houthi militia vowed to expand their missile attacks against Saudi Arabia and the UAE "in retaliation for the military escalation conducted by the coalition in Yemen."

During the past hours, the Houthi-affiliated al-Masirah television network reported more than 20 airstrikes launched by the Saudi-led coalition against Yemen's capital Sanaa and its neighboring areas.

According to the official Saudi Press Agency, the Arab coalition said its aerial operations against the Houthi-held sites in Sanaa and numerous Yemeni provinces came in "response to the threat and military need of protecting civilians from hostile assaults."

Yemen has been mired in a civil war since the Houthi militia overran much of the country militarily and seized all northern provinces, including Sanaa, in 2014.

Saudi Arabia has been leading an Arab military coalition that intervened in Yemen in 2015 to support the government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi after Houthis forced him into exile. Enditem

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