Battle of Marib | |||||||
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Part of the Marib campaign of the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) | |||||||
Current territorial control of Marib city and its surroundings | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Revolutionary Committee/Supreme Political Council[1] Supported by: |
Islah party[3] According to Houthi media and officials: | ||||||
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] |
Gov. Sultan Ali al-Arada[19] Maj. Gen Nasser al-Dhaibani †[20] (MOD Operations Head) Maj. Gen Amin al-Waeli †[21] (Chief of Sixth Military Region) Maj. Gen. Mohammad Mashli al-Harmali †[22] (Chief of Seventh Military Region) Maj. Gen Abdullah Hadhari †[23] (Director of the Military Judiciary Department) Brg. Gen. Nasir al-Barhati †[24] (Commander 2nd Brigade) Abdul Ghani Mohammad Salman †[25] Brg. Gen Saleh Ladhimd al-Obab †[26] (Special Forces Leader) Brg. Gen. Yusef Mahdi al-Badaji †[27] (Artillery Commander 107th Inf. Brg.) Brg. Gen. Abd al-Ghani Shaalan[28] (Special Forces Commander) Col. Nofal al-Hawri †[29] (Special Forces Leader) Brg. Gen. Musaad al-Sayadi †[30] (Head 143th Brg.) Brg. Gen. Salih Darham Alarmed †[31] (Commander 129th Brg.) Brig. Gen. Mohammed Al-Jaradi †[32] (Commander 81st Brg.) [33] Abu Fawaz al-Ma’ribi[5] Salem Saleh Balqfal †[4] (Al-Qaeda Leader) Siyaf al-Sanaani †[31] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Pro-Houthi Armed Forces Houthi sleeper cells (suspected)[32] |
Anti-Houthi Armed Forces[32]
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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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