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Battle of Marib

Battle of Marib
Part of the Marib campaign of the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)

Current territorial control of Marib city and its surroundings
Date22 February 2021[8] – present
(3 years, 11 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
Location
Marib, Marib Governorate, Yemen
Status

Ongoing

  • Houthis reaches into the northern gates of Marib on March 8.[9]
  • Houthis retake control of the Rahabah district on September 8.[10]
  • Houthis take control of the Abdiya,[11] Harib,[11] Al Jubah,[12] and Jabal Murad[13] districts in Marib Governorate by late 2021.
  • Hadi government forces and allies recapture Harib in early 2022.[14]
Belligerents

Yemen Revolutionary Committee/Supreme Political Council[1]

Supported by:
 Iran

Yemen Cabinet of Yemen

Islah party[3]
AQAP[4][5][6]
 Saudi Arabia

According to Houthi media and officials:

Islamic State ISIL-YP[7]
Commanders and leaders
Maj. Gen. Abdul Latif Hamoud Al-Mahdi  †[15]
(Commander Fourth Military Region)
Cmdr. Qussai Al Ammari  †[16]
Abo Khaled Al-Sufyani †[17]
Mohammed Al-Radhi Gharbi †[18]		 Yemen Gov. Sultan Ali al-Arada[19]
Yemen Maj. Gen Nasser al-Dhaibani †[20]
(MOD Operations Head)
Yemen Maj. Gen Amin al-Waeli †[21]
(Chief of Sixth Military Region)
Yemen Maj. Gen. Mohammad Mashli al-Harmali †[22]
(Chief of Seventh Military Region)
Yemen Maj. Gen Abdullah Hadhari †[23]
(Director of the Military Judiciary Department)
Yemen Brg. Gen. Nasir al-Barhati  †[24]
(Commander 2nd Brigade)
Yemen Abdul Ghani Mohammad Salman  †[25]
Yemen Brg. Gen Saleh Ladhimd al-Obab  †[26]
(Special Forces Leader)
Yemen Brg. Gen. Yusef Mahdi al-Badaji  †[27] (Artillery Commander 107th Inf. Brg.)
Saudi Arabia Brg. Gen. Abd al-Ghani Shaalan[28]
(Special Forces Commander)
Saudi Arabia Col. Nofal al-Hawri †[29]
(Special Forces Leader)
Saudi Arabia Brg. Gen. Musaad al-Sayadi  †[30]
(Head 143th Brg.)
Saudi Arabia Brg. Gen. Salih Darham Alarmed †[31]
(Commander 129th Brg.)
Saudi Arabia Brig. Gen. Mohammed Al-Jaradi †[32]
(Commander 81st Brg.)
[33]
Abu Fawaz al-Ma’ribi[5]
Salem Saleh Balqfal †[4]
(Al-Qaeda Leader)
Islamic State Siyaf al-Sanaani †[31]
Units involved

Pro-Houthi Armed Forces

Houthi sleeper cells (suspected)[32]

Anti-Houthi Armed Forces[32]

  • Army
    • 143th Infantry Brigade
    • 129th Infantry Brigade
    • 107th Infantry Brigade
    • 81st Infantry Brigade
Giants Brigades
Casualties and losses
~14,700 killed (Houthi claim; June-Nov. 2021)[34]
1 Mi-24 combat helicopter destroyed[35]		 3,050+ killed (Hadi-Government/Coalition claim)[36][34]
7,000+ wounded (per Hadi government)[37]
2 CH-4 combat drones shot down[38][39]
7 ScanEagle drones shot down[40][41][42][43][44][45]
100+ civilians killed.[46] At least 55,000 civilians displaced from Marib since early 2021, according to United Nations.[30]

The Battle of Marib is an ongoing battle that began in February 2021 following the advance of the Houthis towards the city of Marib, the capital of Marib Governorate in Yemen controlled by the Cabinet of Yemen.[47]

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