Battle of the Jabara Valley

Battle of the Jabara Valley
Part of Operation Victory from God

Map of the battle
  Houthi forces
  Saudi-led forces
Date26 – 29 August 2019
(3 days)
Location
Jabara Valley, Yemen
Result

Decisive Houthi victory

  • Saudi reinforcements decimated.
  • Saudi forces encircled and destroyed
Belligerents

Yemen Houthi government[1]

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

Commanders and leaders
Unknown Radad al-Hashemi[2]
(al-Fateh Brigade)
Strength
Around 500 1,100-2,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown but less than 250 1,000–1,900 killed or captured, 100 escaped
200+ vehicles destroyed or captured[3][4]

The Battle of the Jabara Valley occurred between 26 and 29 August 2019, during the Second Yemeni Civil War. It was part of Operation Victory from God, a major Houthi-led offensive along the Saudi Arabian-Yemeni border.

  1. ^ Orkaby, Asher (25 March 2015). "Houthi Who?". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
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