Sanaa, Aug 28 (TIWN) Yemen's government announced that 20 Houthis were killed in airstrikes launched by the Saudi-led coalition in the country's northeastern province of al-Jawf.

The airstrikes on Friday targeted the Houthis in al-Jawf’s eastern part, according to a statement released by the Defence Ministry.

An armoured vehicle and military trucks belonging to the Houthi militia were also destroyed in the airstrikes, Xinhua news agency reported citing the Ministry as saying.