Fighting on the fronts of Marib and Hajjah, and militias impede a Gulf call for dialogue

The mountainous and sandy Marib fronts witnessed violent battles during the past few hours, between the legitimate Yemeni forces and tribes on the one hand, and the terrorist Houthi militia on the other.

Meanwhile, the militias put obstacles in the way of the Gulf Cooperation Council's invitation to the Yemenis for comprehensive consultations in Riyadh to be held later this month.

Field sources said that battles took place between the two sides on the fronts around the Balaj area, the southern gateway to the eastern, middle and tribal Balq mountain range, which is the first line of defense for the city of Ma'rib.

The sources confirmed that all Houthi attacks were confronted, and attempts to infiltrate in the sandy axis were thwarted, noting the role of the coalition fighters in defending the city of Ma'rib and thwarting the Houthis' advance towards the Balk mountain range.

The sources reported the killing of a number of militias, including the Houthi leader, "Abu Nasrallah Khaled al-Samawi", and the destruction of their combat vehicles, with the raids of coalition fighters that targeted Houthi sites and reinforcements in al-Juba, the districts of al-Wadi, al-Juba in the south, and Madghal and Raghwan in the northwest of Ma'rib.

In Hajjah, field sources spoke about the size of the losses incurred by the militias during the battles of the past few days, in which major Houthi attacks were repelled east of Haradh and in the Bani Hassan area of ​​the Abs district, and the surroundings of the liberated Hiran district.

The sources pointed out that the Houthi attacks, which were launched through several axes and under heavy cover of fire, were thwarted, and were concentrated in the areas of Al-Akashiah, Al-Dhahr and Al-Manjoura, on an area of ​​20 km extending between Bani Hassan and the vicinity of Hiran, and in which the Houthis inflicted heavy losses on its members.

It stated that the coalition fighters had a major role in thwarting the attempts of the Houthi elements to advance towards the liberated areas in the three districts, as well as destroying combat mechanisms, missile launchers, weapons stores, and command and control centers.

For its part, the coalition fighters launched yesterday evening a series of raids on the vicinity of the Bani Hassan area in the Abs district, targeting Houthi reinforcements that were recently brought to the area.

In Taiz, the forces of the Yemeni army and the resistance thwarted an attempt to infiltrate Houthi elements towards Tabat al-Kabiba in the isolation of Sabn Quds in the Al-Mawasit district, south of the governorate, inflicting heavy losses on it, and forcing the rest to flee.

In Al-Jawf, local sources reported Houthi movements in the Al-Rawd area, with the aim of sending combat reinforcements to the Al-Alam front, on the outskirts of the northeastern governorate of Ma'rib.

In Sanaa, informed sources revealed that a meeting was held between the Houthi leader, the head of the so-called military intelligence service, Abu Ali al-Hakim, and the leader of al-Qaeda, Nayef al-Araj, in which it was agreed to coordinate efforts between the two groups to storm the oil and gas areas in Marib.

The sources stated that the two sides agreed to unify the mobilization efforts to fight on both sides, and to take advantage of the opportunity to pounce on the last stronghold of legitimacy in Marib.

And in the past few weeks, many members of the "Al-Qaeda" organization were killed while fighting with the Houthis on the Ma'rib and Saada fronts.

On the other hand, during the past 24 hours, the militias mourned the death of 28 of their members, who were killed on the fronts of Marib and Hajjah.

In Al-Dhalea, the people in the Maris and Al-Fakher areas, northwest of the governorate, denounced the crime committed by the militias, by burning farms in the areas of Al-Qaraniah, Al-Rafaqah, and Al-Qirbi located in Wadi Al-Zila, north of the Maris area, and the Bilad Al-Youbi area in the Al-Fakher area.

Local sources indicated that the Houthi bombing caused desertion and damage to the farms of the people in the two areas, where they caught fire and completely burned crops, which are an agricultural year, on which many families depend for their food, especially as the country is going through a major living crisis.

In Hodeidah, informed sources confirmed that the militias received a new shipment of weapons through the port of Hodeidah, at midnight yesterday, Wednesday, including naval mines, pieces of drones, and anti-armor missiles, which were received by the Houthi leader called "Abu Al-Hussein Al-Makhdi."

The sources expected that the militias would launch terrorist attacks towards international shipping in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab, and others towards the Saudi borders.

On the other hand, the Houthi militia once again closed the doors of peace and communication to peaceful solutions to the Yemeni crisis, after setting preconditions for any dialogue, according to the Saba Agency under its control, which quoted what it called an official source that it welcomes any dialogue with the coalition countries in any neutral country according to He described it, with priority given to the humanitarian file and lifting the siege on the port of Hodeidah and Sanaa International Airport.

The Gulf Cooperation Council had invited the Yemeni parties, including the Houthis, to talks in Saudi Arabia, from March 29 to April 7 at its headquarters in the capital, Riyadh.

The Secretary-General of the Gulf Council, Nayef Al-Hajraf, said in a press conference today, Thursday, that the talks will be held "with the aim of uniting ranks and bridging the rift between Yemenis, and creating a rapprochement that will lead them to return to the negotiating table."

He indicated that the council would invite "all Yemeni parties concerned without exception" to discuss the political, military, security, economic and development challenges in Yemen.

But the militias were quick to put clear obstacles in the way of any calls for dialogue and peace talks.

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