Battle of Marib

Battle of Marib
	Part of the Marib campaign of the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)
	; Current territorial control of Marib city and its surroundings
Date	22 February 2021 – present; (3 years, 1 month, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Location	Marib, Marib Governorate, Yemen
Status	Ongoing Houthis reaches into the northern gates of Marib on March 8.; Houthis retake control of the Rahabah district on September 8.; Houthis take control of the Abdiya, Harib, Al Jubah, and Jabal Murad districts in Marib Governorate by late 2021.; Hadi government forces and allies recapture Harib in early 2022.;
Belligerents
Revolutionary Committee/Supreme Political Council Houthi movement; Supported by:; Iran IRGC.;	Cabinet of Yemen Security Forces; Islah party; AQAP; Supported by:; Saudi Arabia Royal Saudi Air Force; According to Houthi media and officials:; ISIL-YP
Commanders and leaders
Maj. Gen. Abdul Latif Hamoud Al-Mahdi †; (Commander Fourth Military Region); Cmdr. Qussai Al Ammari †; Abo Khaled Al-Sufyani †; Mohammed Al-Radhi Gharbi †	Gov. Sultan Ali al-Arada; Maj. Gen Nasser al-Dhaibani †; (MOD Operations Head); Maj. Gen Amin al-Waeli †; (Chief of Sixth Military Region); Maj. Gen Mohammad Mashli al-Harmali †; (Chief of Seventh Military Region); Maj. Gen Abdullah Hadhari †; (Director of the Military Judiciary Department); Brg. Gen. Nasir al-Barhati †; (Commander 2nd Brigade); Abdul Ghani Mohammad Salman †; Brg. Gen Saleh Ladhimd al-Obab †; (Special Forces Leader); Brg. Gen Yusef Mahdi al-Badaji † (Artillery Commander 107th Inf. Brg.); Brg. Gen. Abd al-Ghani Shaalan †; (Special Forces Commander); Col. Nofal al-Hawri †; (Special Forces Leader); Brg. Gen. Musaad al-Sayadi †; (Head 143th Brg.); Brg. Gen. Salih Darham al-Ramadi †; (Commander 129th Brg.); Brig. Gen. Mohammed Al-Jaradi †; (Commander 81st Brg.); ; Abu Fawaz al-Ma’ribi; Salem Saleh Balqfal †; (Al-Qaeda Leader); Siyaf al-Sanaani †
Units involved
Pro-Houthi Armed Forces Army Fourth Military Region; ; Pro-Houthi Air Force; Houthi sleeper cells (suspected)	Anti-Houthi Armed Forces Army 143th Infantry Brigade; 129th Infantry Brigade; 107th Infantry Brigade; 81st Infantry Brigade; ; Giants Brigades
Casualties and losses
~14,700 killed (Houthi claim; June-Nov. 2021); 1 Mi-24 combat helicopter destroyed	3,050+ killed (Hadi-Government/Coalition claim); 7,000+ wounded (per Hadi government); 2 CH-4 combat drones shot down; 7 ScanEagle drones shot down
	100+ civilians killed. At least 55,000 civilians displaced from Marib since early 2021, according to United Nations.

The Battle of Marib is an ongoing battle that began in February 2021 following the advance of the Houthis towards the city of Marib, the capital of Marib Governorate in Yemen controlled by the Cabinet of Yemen.

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