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Death toll from rebel attack in Yemen's Marib province rises after Saudi says 10 troops killed

Associated Press
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    People inspect buildings destroyed by a Saudi-led airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) (The Associated Press)

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    A Shiite fighter known as a Houthi stands guard in front of buildings destroyed by a Saudi-led airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) (The Associated Press)

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    A soldier stands guard in front of the buildings destroyed by a Saudi-led airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) (The Associated Press)

CAIRO – A Saudi Arabian military spokesman says 10 Saudi troops were killed in a rebel missile strike a day earlier in Yemen's Marib province, which also killed 45 allied troops from the United Arab Emirates.

The Saturday statement by Brig. Gen. Ahmed Asiri to broadcaster Al Hadath was the first public acknowledgement by the Saudis that they have ground troops in Yemen. They are leading an air campaign against the rebels in the impoverished Arabian Peninsula country, training Yemeni troops, supplying weapons and providing military advice.

The rebels, known as Houthis, and army units loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh are fighting forces loyal to President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who is in self-imposed exile in Saudi Arabia, as well as southern separatists and local militias.