Murad fronts .. Houthi’s inability to make any progress
English - Wednesday 17 February 2021 الساعة 09:50 am
Aden, NewsYemen, Exclusive:
Since the Iranian-backed militia resumed their military operations on all the fighting fronts around Marib, the army and tribesmen were able; Achieving progress in some of them, while it failed to achieve anything mentioned on the southern fronts of the governorate.
The Murad tribes showed cohesion and solidity in front of the militia despite the violent attacks it launched in its characteristic manner, which is the human rhythms (waves), whether in the sectors of Jabal Murad Front where most of the battles were concentrated or the fronts adjacent to the Al-Jouba and Al-Abdiya districts.
According to identical field sources in the Jabal Murad front, the Houthis were unable to retake Mount Gereida and the surrounding tabab, which was captured by the Murad tribes in a military operation earlier this year.
And she said, the Murad tribes showed resistance in defending these strategic heights, despite the loss of two of their leaders and other individuals, all of whom belong to this tribe.
The same applies to the Al Ahmad sector in the same front, where Murad’s groups withstood despite the sacrifices they made in the battles, most notably the martyrdom of the sector’s leader, Sheikh Hussein Saleh Kreish.
On the Alfa fronts, the Houthis launched the fiercest offensive last weekend, without achieving tangible progress on the ground.
While a group of elements infiltrated a reef in the Ablah sector, they were quickly dealt with, and its members were killed and captured.
In sum, it can be said that, since about two weeks of continuous military escalation, it is the Murad fronts that represent a terrible defeat for the Houthis, as they lost dozens of dead, wounded and prisoners without advancing on the ground.
