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| Breakthrough front in South Marib in Yemen |
| 2021-09-24 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin remarks on the latest Houthi offensive which threatens to encircle a number of Saudi troops. [ColonelCassad] In recent days, the Houthis have made major operational advances in Marib. As a result of a sudden offensive in southern Marib, the Houthis were actually able to break through the front, take Bayhan and reach the southern route, along which the entire Marib group of Saudis was supplied. Now it is practically cut off from the possibility of receiving reinforcements from the southern provinces, since the route has come under the control of the Houthis for a long distance. A rather large city of Harib was also taken. A large number of captured trophies are noted. Now, the entire grouping is essentially hanging on one supply route going through the desert to the east. In addition, the troops defending the bulge in the south are under the threat of encirclement if the Houthis can advance along the route to the northwest. In addition, in front of the Houthis, when moving to the north, there are practically no troops and they operate here in free space, since the front is broken through to the full depth. There is the option of a direct throw of light infantry to the north, in order to reach the key route from the south and cut off the entire Marib grouping from the supply (this is several tens of thousands of people), forming a grandiose cauldron. It goes without saying that the Saudis can now be expected to hastily build barriers south of the highway and try to stop the Houthi advance by withdrawing some of the troops from a potential operational sack south of Marib. The Saudi Air Force's massive airstrikes did little to help the defenders. Potential boiler in southern Marib. According to various estimates, units equivalent to 3-4 brigades may be surrounded there. It can be stated that the Houthis, having failed in March-April to break through the front of the Saudis and Hadis to the west and north of Marib, changed the plate, carried out the necessary regrouping of troops and were able to find weaknesses in the formation of the enemy, having achieved a breakthrough of the positional front. This is the largest Houthi success since the successful part of the offensive west of Marib in February 2021. Now in southern Marib, a serious operational crisis is developing, which, if successful, could have far-reaching consequences for the entire Yemeni war. It is also demonstrated once again that the Houthis have an operational initiative in the Yemeni War. Invaders and Hadists have been playing on defense since 2019. |
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