Yemeni Forces Foil Infiltration Attempts in Marib Governorate

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The Yemeni armed forces thwarted two infiltration attempts by Houthi militias into their fronts in the western and southern directions of Marib province.

The Houthis attempted to infiltrate from the Al-Falijah sector in the southern front to the positions of the government forces, but artillery and drone strikes targeted those gatherings, resulting in a number of casualties among the militias, according to a Yemeni military source.

The source also added that the militias attempted to infiltrate in the Wadi Dhanna sector to retrieve the bodies of their members that had been in the valley for three days, but the Yemeni forces thwarted this infiltration attempt and burned several vehicles.

In the western front, the Yemeni army forces thwarted an infiltration attempt in the Al-Zour and Al-Mashajih sectors. The artillery of the armed forces successfully targeted the Houthi gatherings that attempted to infiltrate into their positions.

In this context, a military source confirmed to Al Arabiya/Al Hadath today, Sunday, that government forces have successfully depleted the Houthi militias from their defensive positions. He added that the Houthis lost 15 military vehicles and equipment in the past hours, in addition to dozens of dead and wounded on the fronts of Marib.

The Yemeni army has repelled several Houthi attacks in Marib over the past few days, and has also regained positions west of Taiz.

These confrontations come as international concerns about the safety of navigation in Bab al-Mandab and the Red Sea have escalated due to Houthi threats. The advance of the Houthi militias in recent days has increased these concerns, including their seizure of the island of Perim at the entrance to the Red Sea. The Houthis have advanced on the western coast to areas of the Dhobab district, coinciding with their entry into the island of Mayyun and the archipelago of the Hanish Islands and Zuqar Island in the Red Sea, following their control of Mokha and its port.

Meanwhile, the Yemeni forces announced the reorganization of their lines south of the city of Mokha.