Name: Yemen's Houthis raise stakes in Marib
Uploaded: 2021-02-25T18:20:27.000Z
Duration: 1 min 41 s
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Houthi fighters air laid to rest in Sana This is one of 15 funerals taking place in the Yemeni capital on the same day, many killed during recent clashes in the Mareb province, military sources and a local official said on Monday.

Hundreds of fighters have been killed in a weeks long Houthi offensive there.

Most deadly clashes since 2018 is the Iran Aligned Forces fight to take Marabh city, the last stronghold of the internationally recognized government.

It comes amid renewed diplomacy to end the six year war Onda The US calls it quits, saying they would end support for a Saudi led coalition backing the Yemeni government.

N is urging the Houthis to return to negotiations, warning the fighting could cause mass displacement.

The gas rich region of Marib has been a refuge for hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the violence during the country's six year old war.

At the mass funerals, the tone is defiant.

Reuters sources say that the Houthis may have lost more fighters than the government during the offensive, with coalition forces boasting airpower, one military sources calling the situation a bloodbath.

The sources say pro government defenses tomb Arabs West have collapsed, with the frontline now roughly 12 miles from the city.

 Ah Houthi spokesman says their forces would keep fighting until the entire country is liberated. 

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