Saudi coalition in Yemen increases strikes on Houthi rebels

By SAMY MAGDY
Associated Press

CAIRO (AP) — Officials say the Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed rebels in Yemen has accelerated its airstrikes on the capital and elsewhere in the conflict-stricken country. Meanwhile, government forces advanced in the west coast and the key province of Marib. The coalition said it hit military facilities in rebel-held Sanaa and launched airstrikes against Houthi front lines in the strategic Marib and Hodeida provinces. Government forces, meanwhile, seized a major district in Hodeida province and other areas on Yemen’s western coast. The rebels did not immediately comment on government advances in Hodeida. But Houthi-run media reported dozens of airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition on the rebels in provinces including Hodeida.