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2021-10-28 Arabia

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

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Posted by trailing wife 2021-10-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [13 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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