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Front collapse in South Marib
 Text by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin.[ColonelCassad] The Houthis took the eastern part of the mountainous region of Jabal al-Balak. Having failed with frontal attacks, the Houthis changed the plate and bypassed it from the east, crushing a weak curtain of defenders and hitting the flank and rear of the defenders at heights, which led to a rapid collapse of the defenses and the rollback of demoralized forces to the northwest. In addition to traditional drone and ballistic missile attacks, the Houthis presented the enemy with a surprise by using a Mi-24 helicopter in battle, which, frankly, no one expected. As they write, the helicopter successfully worked out several times on concentrations of infantry and strong points in the conditions of virtually no air defense, since the enemy was completely unprepared to meet the attack helicopter. Thus, the Houthis took part of the last natural obstacle on the way to Marib. From the occupied heights, a view of the suburbs of the provincial capital is already opening up. The Houthi command states that "The decisive hours are near for Marib" and notes the heavy losses of the invaders in the intense fighting. It also claims that some tribal leaders and mercenary leaders are already looking for ways to negotiate with the government in Sana'a. Houthi propaganda encourages hesitants to rush to decide their fate, as the forces of occupation and collaborationists in Marib "are approaching their collapse." The Hadi command, despite yet another failure to maintain a static front, declares that this is a temporary military failure and the Hadis will fight for Marib. Now there is a hasty transfer of two more brigades from the east to strengthen the southern bypass of the city's defense and prevent the Houthis from reaching the main supply route of the entire Marib group. It is also worth noting that the Houthi air defense shot down another Scan Eagle UAV yesterday (it was the 7th in 2021), and today it downed another Chinese CH-4 drone. The Saudis carried out more than 80 air strikes in this direction in 2 days, but they only slowed down, but did not stop the Houthis. And further. The Saudis just reported that they were able to shoot down 2 ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis at Riyadh. The Patriot PAC-3 air defense missile system was in operation. At the same time, the Houthis declare successful drone attacks on targets in southwestern Saudi Arabia, where they managed to overcome the air defense umbrella. In total, 25 kamikaze drones and several ballistic missiles were launched against targets in Saudi Arabia against targets in Riyadh, Taif, Jizan, Najran and Asir. Six Samad-3 drones and several Zulfikar missiles were launched at Riyadh. Their targets were the building of the Ministry of Defense of Saudi Arabia, the airport named after King Khalid and a number of other targets. Since the Saudis reported only about two downed missiles, one must understand that everything else somehow passed through the air defense umbrella. Another 6 UAVs "Samad-2" and "Samad-3" were aimed at the King Fahd airbase in Taif and Saudi Aramco facilities in Jeddah. The rest of the missiles and drones were aimed at Saudi army and industrial infrastructure facilities in Asir, Jizan and Najran. The Houthi Command urges Saudi Arabians to stay away from military and industrial sites, which are legitimate military targets and will continue to do so until Saudi Arabia stops bombing Yemen. Related: Jabal al-Balak: 2021-12-02 Situation at the front in Yemen Jabal al-Balak: 2021-11-17 Offensive in South Marib. November 2021: 130 Houthis toes up Related: Marib: 2021-12-07 Arab Coalition says it has killed 280 Houthis in Marib in the past 24 hours Marib: 2021-12-06 Saudi Arabia’s air defenses have intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia Marib: 2021-12-06 Four Houthi missiles hit Marib city, terrifying kids and school boys. Posted by: badanov 2021-12-09 |
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