Fierce battles in Marib .. in redrawing the map war and politics?
English - Wednesday 11 March 2020 الساعة 11:12 am
Aden, Newsyemen
The Sarawah front in Marib is witnessing a violent battle with the participation of the coalition warfare, and the fighting is taking place in the building blocks, the red soil, and the red sortie.
Houthi militias are trying to relieve pressure on their fighters in Al-Jawf, who have lost Al-Yatma and Muhashima areas, by opening fronts and igniting confrontations in a wider area towards Marib, targeting the Kovel camp to try to come close to the Marib walls, and they are faced with heavy fire and fighting involving the army and tribes with the support of the coalition aircraft.
Yemeni journalist and writer Khaled Salman wrote in his personal Facebook account an analyst:
Fierce battles are taking place in Marib, with the participation of Saudi aviation, battles that have been initiated by Houthi, breaking the state of speculation about what will happen, in this important governorate of oil, wealth, and its geographical location open to expansion in more than one governorate.
The Battle of Marib closes the way on all previous readings about sharing deals, or trying to agree on an unspoken truce, or even redistribution of wealth and positions of control and influence.
Al-Houthi wanted to get out of the situation of war and peace, and to initiate the attack, to achieve one of two things, either complete control, or the management of political dialogue with live ammunition, which would enable him to reap more points, with a military victory paid and politically obtained, at the table of dialogue and settlement.
To Ma'rib beyond, it is not a war of limited impact, with closed repercussions on the province, but rather a war that goes beyond Ma'rib, to reach its repercussions to below and other along the entire map, and at the head of that possibility, but rather the imperative, heading south.
Whoever wins the battle of Ma'rib wins a victory, either by peace or war, by re-describing the weights and volumes, and the strength of all parties in the fields of politics and war, even if the decision to cancel the Houthi militarily, and the opponent of his weight, has not been taken yet, as one of the signs of this decision is to wage an all-out war on all fronts, which did not happen, perhaps keeping such a decisive decision, is related to regional accounts, and perhaps an international veto, which maintains a low ceiling for a controlled war by the parties supporting the local parties.
Collectively, Marib among the belligerents is redrawing the map, war and politics, and may accelerate the pace of the settlement.
