Qatar has deployed around 1,000 soldiers to Yemen, as part of a Saudi Arabia-led coalition's fight against Houthi rebels.

According to a report from Al Jazeera Network, Qatar troops are heading to Yemen, backed by more than 200 armored vehicles and 30 Apache combat helicopters.

Coalition build up in #Marib continues as #Qatar Sends in their forces. #Yemen #Doha #KSA #UAE #Aden #Taiz #Bahrain pic.twitter.com/PaT3z5mCaU

— مُحَمَّد ٱلمُنْتَصِر (@arabianofelix) September 6, 2015

The troops are now reportedly heading to Yemen's Maareb province, to join the Saudi-led coalition already fighting in the area.

This move from the Qatari government came following the killing of 60 Gulf soldiers in a rebel missile attack on Friday.

Upwards of 4,500 people have been killed in the Yemen conflict, including hundreds of children, according to the UN which has warned that the country is on the brink of famine. [Al Jazeera]