<p>More than 20 people were killed in clashes in Yemen's northern province of Al-Jawf late Sunday as government troops tried to reclaim positions lost months ago to Huthi rebels.</p>.<p>Yemen's internationally recognised government has been fighting the Iran-allied insurgents since 2014, when the Huthis seized much of the north including the capital Sanaa.</p>.<p>A Saudi-led military coalition intervened on the side of the government the following year.</p>.<p>A government military source said 16 Huthis and eight loyalists were killed in clashes Sunday night.</p>.<p>Government troops captured more than 40 rebels, the source told AFP.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the insurgents advanced in the neighbouring Marib governorate, in particular the Mahliya district, after heavy fighting that also resulted in casualties.</p>.<p>Huthi rebels took control of the capital of Al-Jawf earlier this year in a strategic advance that means they now threaten oil-producing Marib province.</p>.<p>Tens of thousands of people have been killed in the Yemen conflict, which the United Nations has described as the world's worst humanitarian crisis.</p>.<p>Fighting has carried on despite repeated calls for a ceasefire to help combat coronavirus, which health agencies fear could be disastrous in impoverished Yemen.</p>.<p>More than 1,900 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the country, including 572 deaths.</p>
<p>More than 20 people were killed in clashes in Yemen's northern province of Al-Jawf late Sunday as government troops tried to reclaim positions lost months ago to Huthi rebels.</p>.<p>Yemen's internationally recognised government has been fighting the Iran-allied insurgents since 2014, when the Huthis seized much of the north including the capital Sanaa.</p>.<p>A Saudi-led military coalition intervened on the side of the government the following year.</p>.<p>A government military source said 16 Huthis and eight loyalists were killed in clashes Sunday night.</p>.<p>Government troops captured more than 40 rebels, the source told AFP.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the insurgents advanced in the neighbouring Marib governorate, in particular the Mahliya district, after heavy fighting that also resulted in casualties.</p>.<p>Huthi rebels took control of the capital of Al-Jawf earlier this year in a strategic advance that means they now threaten oil-producing Marib province.</p>.<p>Tens of thousands of people have been killed in the Yemen conflict, which the United Nations has described as the world's worst humanitarian crisis.</p>.<p>Fighting has carried on despite repeated calls for a ceasefire to help combat coronavirus, which health agencies fear could be disastrous in impoverished Yemen.</p>.<p>More than 1,900 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the country, including 572 deaths.</p>