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Yemen's battlefield moves closer to key city of Marib

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Fighting continues near Marib in eastern Yemen

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Over 50 killed in the fight for Yemen's Marib city | Yemen Conflict | Marib | Iran | Saudi Arabia

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Yemen’s frontline: Violence closes in on ‘safe-haven' Marib - BBC Newsnight

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Houthi rebels attack Yemen forces: 96 killed in fighting near Marib | Latest World News | English

Marib is the capital city of Marib Governorate, Yemen. It was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Sabaʾ, which some scholars believe to be the ancient Sheba of biblical fame. It is about 120 kilometres east of Yemen's modern capital, Sanaa, and is in the region of the Sarawat Mountains. In 2005 it had a population of 16,794. However, in 2021, it had absorbed close to a million refugees fleeing the Yemeni Civil War.