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2021-10-28 Arabia

Saudi-led coalition says 105 Iran-backed rebels killed around Yemen’s Marib

[IsraelTimes] The Saudi-led military coalition backing the government in Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
says that 105 Iran's Houthi sock puppets

...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews They like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him...
rebels were killed in ~~Arclight~~ airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s around the strategic city of Marib.

That brings to more than 1,800 the number of Houthis the coalition says it has killed around Marib in strikes it has reported almost daily since October 11. The Iran-backed rebels rarely comment on losses, and AFP can’t independently verify the toll.

"Thirteen military vehicles were destroyed and 105" gunnies were killed in strikes in the past 24 hours in al-Jawba, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) south of Marib, and al-Kassara, 30 kilometers northwest, the coalition says, according to the official Saudi Press Agency.

Posted by trailing wife 2021-10-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top
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#1 Is this the same battle that has been reported the last few days or are they killing houthis wholesale?

Posted by Chris 2021-10-28 09:35|| 2021-10-28 09:35|| Front Page Top

#2 The battle for Marib, which is in the west central part of Yeman has been going on for most of 2021.

It seems that the Saudi+ coalition began a new airstrike intensive operation in mid Oct 2021. This was probably because the Houthis were close to surrounding the city which is the last west Yemen stronghold of the pro Saudi govt headed by Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi. The Houthis have captured a lot of neighborhoods and some of the center city. The govt forces have lost a fair number of soldiers in the past few months (not mentioned in Saudi reports) and the airstrike intensive attacks are most probably meant to stall the Houthi ground offensive.

Posted by Lord Garth 2021-10-28 10:20|| 2021-10-28 10:20|| Front Page Top

#3 Thanks for the info

Posted by Chris 2021-10-28 15:31|| 2021-10-28 15:31|| Front Page Top

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