Al-Jawf offensive

Al Jawf offensive
	Part of the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present), Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, and the Ma'rib Campaign
	; Map of the offensive Pro-Houthi Government control Pro-Hadi Government control
Date	First Phase; 29 February – 29 April 2020; Second Phase; 27 May 2020 – 5 February 2021
Location	Al Jawf Governorate, Ma'rib Governorate, Yemen
Result	Houthi victory
Territorial; changes	Houthi fighters captured Al Hazm, the capital of Al Jawf Governorate, from Hadi Government.; Houthi forces captured 11 of the 12 districts and 95% of the Al-Jawf province.; Houthi forces captured five Saudi-led coalition military bases in Al-Jawf province and Marib province, including Mas military Camp.; Houthis controlled all of North Yemen except for Ma'rib Governorate;
Belligerents
Supreme Political Council Houthi movement;	Cabinet of Yemen Security Forces; (pro-Hadi); Supported by: Saudi Arabia;
Commanders and leaders
Mohamed al-Atifi; (Minister of Defense); Gen. Ezi Salah Motlaq Dihowa †; (Chief of Staff 6th military Region); Gen. Roohallah Zaid Ali Moslih †	Lt. Gen. Sagheer bin Aziz; (Chief of Staff); Sheikh Amin al-Okaimi (WIA); (Governor of Al-Jawf); Ali Mohsen Al Hoda (WIA); (Commander); Gen. Hameed al-Maswari †; (Chief-of-operations in Kofal military camp); Gen. Mohamed Kamil al-Thaifani †; (72nd Brgd. Commander); Gen. Khalid al-Joma'ei †; (310th Brgd. Commander); Gen. Mohammed Ali-Roqn †; (122nd Brigade) ; Abdul Nasser al-Halisi †; (Commander)
Units involved
Houthi fighters; Popular Committees	Islah militias
Strength
unknown	6 Brigades; 3 Battalions
Casualties and losses
unknown	1,200 casualties (Acc. to Houthis)

The Al Jawf offensive was a Houthi offensive that began in February 2020 with clashes in the Al Jawf Governorate during the Second Yemeni Civil War. Houthi forces were able to decisively capture the town of Al Hazm on 1 March 2020 from the Hadi government. On 27 April, the first phase of the offensive ended with the Houthis capturing 3,500 square kilometers of territory in Al Jawf Governorate. After reinforcing, the Houthis launched the second phase of their offensive on 27 May, making further advances toward the city of Marib and capturing the Maas military base on 20 November, 2020. The Houthis halted the offensive on 5 February 2021, in order to account for changes in the Saudi-led coalition and Southern Transitional Council. After reinforcing once more, the Houthis launched a new offensive towards Marib city on 7 February.

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