The Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen's government said Saturday it had killed 160 Houthi rebels in strikes south of the strategic city of Marib.
"We carried out 32 strikes... in Abdiya over the past 24 hours," the coalition said, cited by the official Saudi Press Agency, adding that "11 military vehicles were destroyed and more than 160 terrorist elements eliminated".
The coalition has said that since Monday, more than 700 Iran-backed rebels have been killed in air strikes in the battle for Marib.
Abdiya lies about 100 kilometres (60 miles) from Marib, the internationally recognised government's last toehold in the north.
The official said rebels had "kidnapped, imprisoned and abused" members of Yemeni tribes who supported the pro-government forces.
Almost 20 loyalist troops and tribesmen have been killed in the past 24 hours and 47 wounded, the official added.
Another military official gave the same tolls.
Yemeni Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani accused the rebels of targeting residential areas.
Tens of thousands of people have been displaced in the province this year, nearly 10,000 of them in September alone, according to the UN migration agency.
