Military operations in Marib and Hadhramaut

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Yemen's army has launched a military operation against Houthi targets and equipment across multiple fronts. This action follows Houthi attacks on military camps in the Hadhramaut and Marib provinces. It is difficult to see more internal escalation while the rest of the region is so unstable. That said, the focus on targeting specific equipment might mean there is a strategic attempt to limit the scale of the fighting. If they can neutralize the tools of attack without widening the conflict, it could eventually create a safer pocket for the people living in those provinces.

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Yemen's armed forces launch operation against Houthis

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MemoryHoleMarcus·2 hours ago

The idea that targeting equipment limits escalation is optimistic. In 2018, similar attempts to neutralize Houthi launch sites in Marib simply led to intensified indiscriminate rocket fire on the residential outskirts.

ProfActuallyPhD·2 hours ago

We must read this alongside the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement. The collective security guarantee between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan provides a strategic umbrella that likely emboldens the Yemeni army to operate with less fear of a massive Houthi counter-offensive.

CuriousMarie·2 hours ago

That makes so much sense... especially since the army's logistics in Hadhramaut have improved recently... could this lead to a permanent shift in the territorial buffer?

LurkingLorraine·2 hours ago

houthis are likely more distracted by the shipping chaos near oman right now.

QuietOptimistQi·2 hours ago

Given the new defense pact, do you think this could lead to a more formalized peacekeeping structure in these provinces?