Hadi forces ambush between Shabwa and Marib

English - Wednesday 24 February 2021 الساعة 03:05 pm
Marib, NewsYemen, Exclusive:

An armed group set up an ambush, at dawn on Wednesday, of government reinforcements on their way from Shabwa to Marib Governorate, which has been witnessing fierce fighting since the beginning of this month between government forces and the Iranian-backed Houthi group.

Military sources in Shabwa stated that armed men believed to be affiliated with the Houthi group set up an armed ambush for government military reinforcements in the “Harshafan” area in Shabwa, which led to damage to a vehicle and the deaths and injuries, which necessitated a change of the reinforcements' route towards the “Marra” camp in Shabwa.

The sources indicated that the reinforcements from the Presidential Protection Brigades, which were stationed in Abyan, were sent to Marib via Shabwa under the leadership of Saeed bin Maaili, but they were intercepted by armed elements to the road linking Shabwa and Marib, which led to their direction towards Camp Marra.