Arab Coalition airstrikes kill 21 Houthi rebels‏‏

A total of 21 Houthi rebels were killed in airstrikes launched by the Saudi-led Arab coalition on the militia group’s positions in Yemen’s central province of Al Bayda, according to medics.

“The airstrikes on Saturday hit the Iran-backed Houthi militia in several positions in Nati district, killing 21 and injuring 13 others… They were brought to the hospital in the province,” the medics told Xinhua news agency.

The district is a stronghold of the Houthi group.

The Yemeni army backed by the Saudi-led coalition has advanced this month to several new strategic areas in the north and south of the province.

Yemen has been mired in a war since late 2014 when the Houthi militia seized control of several northern provinces and forced the internationally recognized government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi out of Sanaa.

The Saudi-led Arab coalition intervened in the Yemeni conflict in March 2015 to support Hadi’s government.