22 March 2015 – present
(9 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 4 days)
Location
Marib Governorate, Yemen
Result
Ongoing
Houthis forces take control of Sirwah
Government forces recapture Marib by late 2016
Houthi forces re-launch an offensive on Marib Governorate with the aim of capturing the city of Marib in February 2021
Belligerents
Revolutionary Committee/Supreme Political Council[1]
Houthi fighters
Security Forces (pro-Saleh) (2015 – 2017)
Yemeni Republican Guard (2015 – 2017)
Yemeni government
Security Forces (pro-Hadi)
People's Committees
Popular resistance
Islah party
Al-Qaeda[2][3] According to Houthi media & officials:[4] ISIL-YP[4][5] Supported by:
Arab Coalition
Saudi Arabia[6][7](leader)
Bahrain[8]
Egypt[8][9]
Jordan[8]
Kuwait[8]
Morocco[8]
Sudan[8]
United Arab Emirates[8]
Commanders and leaders
Hussain al-Mutawakel (POW)[10] Abu Jabar Ahmad al-Houthi (POW)[10]
Maj. Gen Abdul-Rab al-Shadadi †[11] (Third Military Region Marib) Brg. Gen Sultan Ali al-Arada Maj. Gen Amin al-Waili †[12] (Sixth Military Region) Gen Nasir al-Barhati †[13] Gen Sagheer bin Aziz (Chief of Staff) Lt. Gen Abd al-Ghani Shaalan †[14] (Special Forces Commander) Brg. General Abdullah Ahmad Al-Abd †[15] (81th Infantry Brigade) Col. Ali Omar Murad †[15] (Commander 2nd Battalion) Lt. Col. Saleh Abdo Hashem al-Jamali †[16] Col. Arafat Yahya Muflih al-Sabri †[15] (Chief Marib Military Zone) Cmdr.Salim al-Massaabi †[17] (Chief of Staff 173rd Infantry Brigade) Salem Mosaed Hadi Al-Arifi †[18] (Leader 173rd Infantry Brigade) Sheikh Yasser al-Oadhi[19] (Tribal leader) Rabish Bin Ali Wahban †[20] (Leader of Islah Party) Sheikh Saleh al-Obeidi †[21][22] (Leader of Islah Party of Marib) Brg Gen. Khaled Al-Aqra [23](Islah militias leader) Lt. Col Fahad Abdul Rahman Rakan †[24]
Units involved
Popular Committees Armed Tribesmen of Murad[25] (Since September 2020)
Islah party militias[26] Armed Tribesmen of Baydha[19] Armed Tribesmen of Murad[19]
Casualties and losses
unknown
unknown
v
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Yemeni crisis
Revolution (2011–12)
Saada
Sana'a
Taiz
Dammaj
Ansar al-Shariah campaign (2011–14)
Zinjibar
Dofas
Abyan
2012 Sana'a
Radda
Nov 2013 Sanaa
Dec 2013 Sana'a
Rescue operations
Houthi rebellion (2014)
2nd Dammaj
Amran
Civil war (2014–present)
2nd Battle of Sana'a
Rada'a [ar]
Houthi takeover
1st Shabwah
Saudi-led intervention
Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict
Taiz
Marib governorate
Marib city
Dhale
Aden
airport
2015
2018
2019
Abyan
2015 campaign
2016 southern offensive
Lahij
2015 Shabwah
2015 Mukalla
Zinjibar and Jaar
Nihm
Port Midi
Hadramaut
Al Masini
Battle of Mukalla
June 2016 Mukalla
2017 Battle of Sana'a
Al Hudaydah
Al Hudaydah city
Masini
Takeover of Socotra
Victory from God
Jabara
Al-Jawf offensive
Al Bayda offensive
2022 Southern Yemen
Operation Prosperity Guardian
Bombings and terrorist attacks in Yemen
Radda
Ibb
Jan 2015 Sana'a
Mar 2015 Sana'a
Sep 2015 Sana'a
Oct 2015 Aden
Dec 2015 Aden
4 Mar 2016 Aden
25 Mar 2016 Aden
May 2016 Mukalla
May 2016 Aden
Aug 2016 Aden
Dec 2016 Aden
Mar 2022 Aden
Mar 2024 al-Bayda
Houthi missile and drone attacks in Yemen
2015 Marib
2015 Taiz
2016 al-Anad
2019 al-Anad
Aug 2019 Aden
Jan 2020 Marib
Aug 2020 Marib
Dec 2020 Aden airport
US–Saudi arms deal
Peace process
Saudi-led intervention (2015–present)
Saudi Arabian airstrikes on Yemen
Mokha
Sana'a
Hajjah
Dahyan
Dhamar
Saada
Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia
2018 Riyadh
Abha Airport
Abqaiq–Khurais
2020 Riyadh
Houthi attacks on the United Arab Emirates
2022 Abu Dhabi
U.S. raids on al-Qaeda
Yakla
Hathla
Red Sea crisis (2023–present)
Timeline
Attacks
Attacks on the MV Maersk Hangzhou
2023 attack on the Chem Pluto
Marlin Luanda missile strike
Sinking of the MV Rubymar
Military operations
Operation Prosperity Guardian
Operation Aspides
Operation Poseidon Archer
Diplomacy
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2722
Effects
Environmental impact
Humanitarian crisis
Blockade
Disease outbreaks
Cholera
COVID-19
Famine
Locust infestation
Refugees on Jeju Island
War crimes and human rights violations
The Marib campaign, also called Marib offensive (Arabic: جبهة مأرب), is an ongoing military campaign taking place in the Yemeni civil war for the control of the Marib Governorate of Yemen. Fighting between the Houthi forces and factions of the Yemeni Army loyal to Supreme Political Council on one side, and Yemeni Army units loyal to president Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi and militiamen on the other side, took place since early 2015. Marib is rich in oil and gas resources and is a key strategic governorate because it connects the Houthi-controlled Sanaa and Alimi-controlled Hadhramaut governorates.[27]
^Orkaby, Asher (22 March 2015). "Houthi Who?". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
^"A leader in Al-Qaeda confesses the fighting of the organization with the "legitimacy" in Marib". News Yemen Live. 4 May 2021.
^"Yemen's Al-Qaeda regenerates amid battle for the north". France24. 16 March 2021. "The fighting is helping the group reorganise. They even pushed some of their fighters to join the ranks of the resistance battling the Huthis, to benefit from the financial support they receive," the tribal leader said, referring to salaries believed to be paid by the coalition.
^ ab"محافظ عدن يحذر من خطورة تحشيد الجماعات الإرهابية إلى مأرب" (in Arabic). 22 February 2021.
^Almarshahi, Emad (18 February 2021). "Daesh, al-Qaeda confirmed supporting Saudi Arabia in Ma'rib front".
^Mazzetti, Mark; Kirkpatrick, David D. (25 March 2015). "Saudi Arabia Begins Air Assault in Yemen". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
^Felicia Schwartz, Hakim Almasmari and Asa Fitch (26 March 2015). "Saudi Arabia Launches Military Operations in Yemen". WSJ. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
^ abcdefg"Egypt, Jordan, Sudan and Pakistan ready for ground offensive in Yemen: report". the globe and mail. 26 March 2015. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
^"Saudi Arabia launches airstrikes in Yemen". CNN. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
^ abCite error: The named reference Houthiscap was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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^"Yemen: Prominent Coalition Commander Killed by Ansar Allah". 27 March 2021.
^"Leaders, soldiers of exiled Hadi's forces killed in Marib". Yemen Press Agency. 23 February 2021.
^"Fighting intensifies between Houthis, Yemen gov't forces in Marib". Aljazeera. 26 February 2021.
^ abcCite error: The named reference 13killedied was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Military commanders loyal to coalition killed in Sewah front of Marib". Retrieved 24 June 2020.
^"Pro-coalition military commander killed in Marib". 11 September 2020.
^"Pro-coalition Commander killed in Yemen". 16 September 2020.
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^"Yemeni MP killed in fighting with Houthis". 3 September 2020.
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^"Latest news from Marib, al-Jawf, al-Hudaydah and Saadah fronts". 13 February 2021.
^"Several pro-coalition leaders killed in Marib". Retrieved 22 August 2020.
^"Saudi paratrooper commander killed in Marib". Retrieved 15 June 2020.
^"Latest updates on Yemen, 9 September 2020". Islamic Worls News. 9 September 2020.
^"Ansarallah forces score new advances in Yemen despite heavy strikes by Saudi-led Coalition". 21 August 2020.
^"اليمن.. الحوثيون يستكملون السيطرة على العبدية جنوبي مأرب وأنباء عن حملة اعتقالات". Aljazeera (in Arabic). 17 October 2021.
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Global Information
Hussain al-Mutawakel (POW)[10]
Maj. Gen Abdul-Rab al-Shadadi †[11]
Rabish Bin Ali Wahban †[20]
Lt. Col Fahad Abdul Rahman Rakan †[24]
