RIYADH, 15 October 2021, (TON): The Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen's government said “more than 150 Huthi rebels were killed yesterday in air strikes south of Marib city, where the insurgents are pushing on the government's last northern stronghold.”

The latest air strikes against the Iran-backed rebels take the number of them killed in oil-rich Marib province's Abdiya district to more than 500 in just the past four days, according to a toll compiled by the coalition.

The rebels rarely comment on losses and the toll could not be independently verified by AFP.

Destruction caused by air strikes "included 11 military vehicles, and killed more than 150 terrorist elements," the coalition said in a statement carried by official Saudi media.

It added that “the latest coalition onslaught involved 36 strikes over the past 24 hours.”

The Huthi rebels renewed their campaign to seize Marib, a strategically vital city that would complete their takeover of the north and its oil reserves, last month.

The Huthis said they were "on the edges of the city" in a video statement.

The rebels have since had to retreat from some of their positions, multiple government military officials in Marib told AFP Thursday.