Sana'a [Yemen], September 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Altogether 32 bodies of Yemen's Houthi rebel fighters were pulled from a frontline in the country's Marib province on Tuesday, according to a medic from neighboring province of al-Bayda.

"The bodies were pulled from Marib's southwestern district of Rahabah and brought to a health facility in al-Bayda's district of Rada'a," the medic told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

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"They would be sent to their villages in the northern provinces of Amran, Saada and Hajjah for burial," he said.

Last week, the Houthis advanced into al-Kulah, the center town of Rahabah district, after deadly fighting with the government troops.

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Fighting in the western part of Marib is still ongoing, according to military sources.

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched in February a major offensive on Marib in an attempt to seize control of the oil-rich province, the last northern stronghold of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government. (ANI/Xinhua)

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