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2022-01-19 Arabia
Operation Cyclone Yemen
Direct Translation via Google Translation. Edited.

Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:

[ColonelCassad] Satellite imagery of the aftermath of a Houthi hit at the UAE National Oil Company's fuel terminal in Abu Dhabi. The gas station was most severely damaged, where several fuel trucks burned down after being hit and on fire.

The missiles used in Operation Cyclone Yemen are Quds-2 cruise missiles that hit the Musaffa oil refinery and Dubai airport with four rounds of ammunition. The Zulfikar ballistic missile hit the Abu Dhabi airport. As for the drones, they target a number of sensitive and important targets, in addition to the previous targets, with Sammad 3 drones.

According to Sari, only five ballistic and cruise missiles and "a large number of drones" were used. The Houthis also warned foreign companies, citizens and residents of the "enemy state of the UAE" that they would not hesitate to expand the list of targets in the coming period. Residents of the UAE and foreigners should stay away from important objects.

They also note that the hit was on an object just 5.5 kilometers from the American military base.

The UAE air defense obviously overslept all this.

In retaliation for the attack on Abu Dhabi, the Saudis again bombed Sana'a - about 30 civilians were killed and wounded. As it is not difficult to see from the video:





PS. In South Marib, the Hadists, using units deployed from under Hodeidah and intensive air support from the Saudis, pushed the Houthis north of Kharib, squeezing a piece of territory that they surrendered as a result of the retreat in November-December 2021.

The Hadists strive to succeed in taking Kharib, but so far, bloody battles are going on north of the city.

Stubborn fighting also continues in the mountainous regions of Jabal al-Balak south of Marib. Both sides are suffering heavy losses. The Houthis claim more than 250 killed at the enemy, the Saudis claim 280 Houthis killed in airstrikes + the Hadists claim another 120-160 killed during ground battles.

In general, the Marib meat grinder, which began in February 2021, continues. The Houthis for 2021 recognized losses in Marib of about 20-22 thousand people. Hadists and Saudis lost about 25-30 thousand killed, wounded and captured. Despite the vague numbers, it's pretty obvious that this was the bloodiest battle of 2021.

As previously indicated, in order to organize this counteroffensive, the Hadists and Saudis were forced to surrender most of the western coast of Yemen and abandon all positions in the Hodeidah area. Since the resource of the redeployed brigades is not infinite, it can be expected that in the medium term, the trends towards positioning in South Marib will again prevail.
Posted by badanov 2022-01-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ]  Top
 File under: Houthis 

#1 yes this is mostly a proxy war with Saudi allies vs Iran allies

however, if both the Saudis and Iran removed their support the conflict would go on and might even be bloodier

so it is now a choice of a war with a terrible end or war without end
Posted by Lord Garth 2022-01-19 12:57||   2022-01-19 12:57|| Front Page Top

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