Government sources have acknowledged the loss of 32 military and government militia fighters. According to them, the remaining areas were caused by raids on the positions of Shiite insurgents, which are supported by Iran. The Yemeni government, on the other hand, can count on the help of Saudi Arabia.
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Marib is strategic for the Yemeni government and its allies, as it is considered to be the last line of defense for the Yemeni oil and gas fields that the government still has in its hands. In addition, it is one of the few cities in the north of the country still under the control of a government unit. The rest of the north is in the hands of the insurgents.
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Fighting for the city broke out again in early February. At the end of February, the commander of the Yemeni special forces, General Ghana Shalan, fell in them.
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The UN fears a sharp deterioration in the humanitarian situation in the city and throughout Yemen. More than 100,000 people have fled the city and its surroundings due to the fighting, which has been going on for more than a year.
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The protracted war upset the country
The war in Yemen broke out in 2014, when insurgent Shiite Husians occupied the capital Sana’a and advanced on to Aden. The internationally recognized government has taken refuge in Saudi Arabia, and its president, Abd Rabbu Mansur Hadi, has asked Saudi intervention.
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Although the Saudi-led Arab coalition deployed the air force and indiscriminately bombed areas under rebel control, it failed to defeat the Shiites. On the contrary, they repeatedly attacked targets in Saudi Arabia, bombed them with drones and fired ballistic missiles. they attacked Aramco’s refineries and in February attacked Abha International Airport in the south of the country, destroying one civilian aircraft.
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Neither side can win on it. In addition, government forces have problems with South Yemeni militias as desire to secede is growing in the area. Part of Yemen’s territory is controlled by radicals and terrorist groups.
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In mid-February, the United States called for an end to the fighting. New US President Joe Biden wants to end the conflict that ravaged the country and led to famine. He stopped supporting Saudi Arabia militarily.
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