Yemen remains a violent and deadly battlefield between government forces and the Houthi terror organization, with the front near the city of Marib recently becoming the main theater of combat, according to reports from the country. The front is significant because government forces are close to replicating a breakthrough not seen on the ground since 2015.
1+The Yemeni terror group fears government forces will reach a critical junction between the capital Sanaa and the city of Marib. Government control of the junction would recreate the situation from 2015—when a supply cutoff to militants operating in the area crippled their ability to continue fighting.
At the center of recent clashes, a military source told Arab media that government forces overnight thwarted a Houthi attack that lasted more than three hours. He added that the fighting led to casualties—dead and wounded, mainly among the Houthis—and the destruction of several Houthi military vehicles in airstrikes.
1+The terror organization hasn’t spared the Saudis either. Authorities in the kingdom reported this week that they intercepted multiple attacks by the terror group, including drones and missile fire, on cities across the country—particularly those on the western coast, including Jeddah and Mecca.