Yemen Houthis bury their dead as fighting in gas-rich Marib rages

Police troopers carry the coffins of Houthi fighters killed in recent fighting against government forces, during their funeral in Sanaa, Yemen December 6, 2021. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis held military funerals on Monday for 25 fighters killed in battles with a Saudi-led coalition, as fighting showed no signs of abating despite intense international diplomacy to end the seven-year-old conflict.

The funerals took place amid fierce fighting in the gas-rich Marib province, with warplanes from the coalition having intensified their bombing there as well as in the capital Sanaa and other areas.