SANAA, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi rebels said that the Saudi-led coalition warplanes launched a total of 18 airstrikes on their fighters in the Yemeni central province of Marib on Monday.
The Houthi-run al-Masirah TV said the airstrikes targeted several positions in Sirwah district, in the western part of Marib, without providing more details.
Residents in the district told Xinhua that "the airstrikes hit Houthi's military reinforcements on the desert roads, weapon depots in the mountains and other military sites of the rebels."
The airstrikes came a day after other airstrikes on the same district killed at least 34 Houthi rebels, according to a local Houthi security source.
The gas-producer province of Marib, about 173 km east of the capital Sanaa, is under control of the Yemeni government, while the Houthi rebels have been trying to advance to some eastern and southern districts.
Yemen has been mired in a civil war since late 2014, when the Iran-backed Houthi militia seized control of several northern provinces and forced the internationally-recognized government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi out of the capital Sanaa.
The Saudi-led Arab coalition intervened in the Yemeni conflict in 2015 to support Hadi's government. Enditem
