MARIB: Loyalist forces in Yemen backed by a Saudi-led coalition killed at least 20 Iran-backed insurgents Saturday, the military said, as they pressed their offensive on the rebel-held capital Sanaa.
Twelve other rebels were captured in the operation launched on the northwestern edge of Marib province, a key battleground in the fight for control of the capital, said a military official
"Loyalist forces, supported by coalition aircraft, have made a slight advance" in the northwest of Marib, Abda al-Subei, of the provincial security forces, told AFP.
