Marib campaign

Marib campaign
Part of the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)

Marib Governorate
Date22 March 2015 – present
(9 years, 7 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Location
Marib Governorate, Yemen
Result

Ongoing

  • Houthis forces take control of Sirwah
  • Government forces recapture Marib by late 2016
  • Houthi forces re-launch an offensive on Marib Governorate with the aim of capturing the city of Marib in February 2021
Belligerents

Yemen Revolutionary Committee/Supreme Political Council[1]

Yemen Yemeni government

Al-Qaeda[2][3]
According to Houthi media & officials:[4]
Islamic State ISIL-YP[4][5]
Supported by:

Commanders and leaders
Hussain al-Mutawakel  (POW)[10]
Abu Jabar Ahmad al-Houthi  (POW)[10]

Yemen Maj. Gen Abdul-Rab al-Shadadi  †[11]
(Third Military Region Marib)
Yemen Brg. Gen Sultan Ali al-Arada
Yemen Maj. Gen Amin al-Waili  †[12]
(Sixth Military Region)
Yemen Gen Nasir al-Barhati  †[13]
Yemen Gen Sagheer bin Aziz
(Chief of Staff)
Yemen Lt. Gen Abd al-Ghani Shaalan  †[14]
(Special Forces Commander)
Yemen Brg. General Abdullah Ahmad Al-Abd  †[15]
(81th Infantry Brigade)
Yemen Col. Ali Omar Murad  †[15]
(Commander 2nd Battalion)
Yemen Lt. Col. Saleh Abdo Hashem al-Jamali  †[16]
Yemen Col. Arafat Yahya Muflih al-Sabri  †[15]
(Chief Marib Military Zone)
Saudi Arabia Cmdr.Salim al-Massaabi  †[17]
(Chief of Staff 173rd Infantry Brigade)
Saudi Arabia Salem Mosaed Hadi Al-Arifi †[18]
(Leader 173rd Infantry Brigade)
Saudi Arabia Sheikh Yasser al-Oadhi [19]

Saudi Arabia Rabish Bin Ali Wahban †[20]
Saudi Arabia Sheikh Saleh al-Obeidi †[21][22]
Saudi Arabia Brg Gen. Khaled Al-Aqra [23]
Saudi Arabia Lt. Col Fahad Abdul Rahman Rakan †[24]
Units involved
Popular Committees
Armed Tribesmen of Murad[25]
(Since September 2020)		 Islah party militias[26]
Armed Tribesmen of Baydha[19]
Armed Tribesmen of Murad[19]
Casualties and losses
unknown unknown

The Marib campaign, also called Marib offensive (Arabic: جبهة مأرب), is an ongoing military campaign in the Yemeni civil war for the control of the Marib Governorate of Yemen. Fighting between the Houthi forces and factions of the Yemeni Army loyal to Supreme Political Council on one side, and Yemeni Army units loyal to president Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi and militiamen on the other side, has taken place since early 2015. Marib is rich in oil and gas resources and is a key strategic governorate because it connects the Houthi-controlled Sanaa and Alimi-controlled Hadhramaut governorates.[27]

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  2. ^ "A leader in Al-Qaeda confesses the fighting of the organization with the "legitimacy" in Marib". News Yemen Live. 4 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Yemen's Al-Qaeda regenerates amid battle for the north". France24. 16 March 2021. "The fighting is helping the group reorganise. They even pushed some of their fighters to join the ranks of the resistance battling the Huthis, to benefit from the financial support they receive," the tribal leader said, referring to salaries believed to be paid by the coalition.
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  10. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Houthiscap was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference Reutersgen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ "Yemen: Prominent Coalition Commander Killed by Ansar Allah". 27 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Leaders, soldiers of exiled Hadi's forces killed in Marib". Yemen Press Agency. 23 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Fighting intensifies between Houthis, Yemen gov't forces in Marib". Aljazeera. 26 February 2021.
  15. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference 13killedied was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  16. ^ "Military commanders loyal to coalition killed in Sewah front of Marib". Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  17. ^ "Pro-coalition military commander killed in Marib". 11 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Pro-coalition Commander killed in Yemen". 16 September 2020.
  19. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference debriefer2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  20. ^ "Yemeni MP killed in fighting with Houthis". 3 September 2020.
  21. ^ Cite error: The named reference alislahKIA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  22. ^ "Latest news from Marib, al-Jawf, al-Hudaydah and Saadah fronts". 13 February 2021.
  23. ^ "Several pro-coalition leaders killed in Marib". Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  24. ^ "Saudi paratrooper commander killed in Marib". Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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  26. ^ "Ansarallah forces score new advances in Yemen despite heavy strikes by Saudi-led Coalition". 21 August 2020.
  27. ^ "اليمن.. الحوثيون يستكملون السيطرة على العبدية جنوبي مأرب وأنباء عن حملة اعتقالات". Aljazeera (in Arabic). 17 October 2021.