Houthi escalation on the West Coast fronts

Violent battles between the Yemeni army and militias in Marib

Yemeni army fighters during preparations for battles with militias in Taiz.

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Yesterday, the fronts in western Marib witnessed violent battles between the Yemeni army forces and the tribes on the one hand, and the Houthi militia on the other hand, during which the forces managed to thwart the Houthi advance towards the Red Tale and the Ksara area, and inflicted heavy losses on them, while the southern and western fronts of Taiz witnessed violent battles with The Houthi militia, while the militias escalated on the western coast fronts.

In the details, the Yemeni army forces, backed by tribes and joint forces, repelled the most violent attack in days, launched by the Houthi militia in the Kassara area, and managed to thwart their attempt to control the Hamma al-Hamra area, which overlooks the IDP camps in the Aydat al-Raa region, west of the city of Ma'rib.

Field sources confirmed that the attack had thwarted, in which the militias used various types of weapons, including ballistic missiles and drones, which affected the camps for the displaced, leaving seven dead, a number of wounded, and destroyed and burned several camps.

The army and tribes forces, backed by the joint forces and coalition fighters, managed to thwart a similar attack by the Houthis on the Kassara area, killing them 66 people, including prominent field leaders, and a large quantity of weapons were recovered, including an armored vehicle, two vehicles, and medium and light weapons.

Field sources stated that the forces' artillery was able to damage Houthi combat vehicles, while the coalition fighters destroyed 28 Houthi reinforcements, sites and vehicles, in the vicinity of Al-Kassara, the center of Sarwah district, and areas separate between Sana'a and Marib.

The sources confirmed the death of several prominent Houthi leaders in the battles of the last hours, and the militias had gathered 77 of the leaders who fell in Marib, including 39 with military ranks, including three leaders with the rank of colonel, six of the dead with the rank of lieutenant colonel, five with the rank of major, three with the rank of captain, and the rest Ranks of lieutenant and assistant.

Yemeni army sources confirmed that a special unit of the army was able to carry out a qualitative military operation in the depth of the militia’s control, which led to the killing of the Houthi leader, Safar Mughdi al-Sufi, wanted number 15 of the Arab coalition, called Hadi Muhammad al-Kahlani, nicknamed "Abu Ali al-Kahlani", required No. 38. In the alliance list.

The sources indicated that the unit’s mission is to implement specific tasks in the depths of the Houthis, and that it carries out the tasks assigned to it with precision, and that the next will be greater.

In Taiz, field sources confirmed the death of 26 Houthis in clashes with the Yemeni army and the resistance on the Haifan and Al-Ahkum fronts, southeast of the governorate, indicating that the battles are heading towards the Khazja and Al Rahadah areas on the Aden-Taiz road.

On the other hand, the militias sniped a child named Suhail Salim al-Sharabi (13 years old) in Wadi al-Salami neighborhood, west of the city, while he was playing in front of his house.

In Al-Bayda, yesterday, the joint forces carried out an attack on militia sites in the Mukairas front, located between the governorates of Abyan and Al-Bayda, with specific casualties among the Houthis.

Field sources confirmed that units of the Al-Amajid Brigade, stationed in Abyan, were able to carry out an offensive operation towards the Houthi site in (Al-Mariam), next to the Kreish camp in the Mukairas district, and caused precise and definite injuries, as flames and smoke plumes were seen rising from the site.

In Hodeidah, the joint forces settled clashes that took place with the Houthi militia in the Kilo 16 sector, east of Hodeidah, after the Houthis attempted to advance in the area, which led to forcing them to retreat and flee towards their previous positions.

The joint forces thwarted an infiltration attempt by armed groups belonging to the militia near the contact lines in the Al-Aden Triangle, north of the district of Hays, and caused them deaths and injuries, while the Houthi militia targeted the Al-Jabaliya area in Al-Tuhayta with various types of weapons, and three reconnaissance aircraft were spotted in the sky of the area.

• The militias are Shi'a for 77 of the fallen leaders in Marib, 39 of whom hold military ranks.

• The army managed to thwart a Houthi attack on the Kassara area, and cost them 66 dead.

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