The Houthis have foiled a large-scale attack on the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and responded with a successful counter-attack, a spokesman for the group announced on January 29.
In an official statement, Brig. Gen. Yahya Sari said that the Houthis foiled the Saudi-led coalition large-scale attack and advanced in the district of Nihm in the course of an operation, codenamed “Operation Solid Structure.”
“The armed forces continued to advance following the collapse of enemy forces, reaching the west of the city of Ma’rib, liberating districts in the provinces of Ma’rib and al-Jawf … A total area of more than 2,500 square kilometers was liberated,” the spokesman said.
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Brig. Gen. Sari went on to claim that thousands of Saudi-backed Yemeni fighters were either killed, injured or captured during the operation.
The spokesman said that 17 brigades, two of them from the so-called 3rd Region and three from the 6th Region, as well as 20 battalion had participated in the failed Saudi-led coalition large-scale attack.
“The armed forces allowed hundreds of enemy forces to flee in compliance with the leadership directions to preserve the blood of those who decided to leave the battle,” said Brig. Gen. Said.
The Houthis’ response was not limited to a counter-attack. The group also carried out a missile and drone strike on oil facilities and military positions in Saudi Arabia.
Brig. Gen. Sari concluded his statement by promising to release more information on Operation Solid Structure within the upcoming few days. The Houthis usually release videos of such successful operations.
Houthis are professional fighters allowed captured enemy to flee back to their master to be killed by own masters.As the mandate stand if you leave the battlefield then you will be executed. Now destroy Aramco just to create tension between USA and Saudi Arabia. Because of those useless patriot systems.
Let’s see what damage had been served to the oil infrastructure.
None. The missiles all appear to have been intercepted. Can’t win them all, I suppose.
Just wait for the houties to provide their evidence. Saudis cannot admit any damage nor any defeat. Maybe the Israelis could check some before after sat pictures?
I’d take that bit of propaganda with a grain of salt. “Mild concussions and slight TBI” all over again …
Houthist fighters. They don’t even have shoes, they only wear sandals. And most of them have never watched Hollywood either. But they managed to shoot down F16, F15, launch long-range missiles, drones and so on. That’s right, sandal warriors have succeeded in doing all this! Yes, these sandal-wearing warriors succeeded in defeating their enemies who were many times stronger than them. The best sandal wearing warrios since vietcong. Well done.
Seeing the poorest in the world beating up the richest, warms the heart!
Those who down F-15 are not the same who you see wearing sandals
Houthist are like the Vietkong, they don’t have shoes, but they have brain & they are patriots; beating the most advanced US weaponry on the hands of “lack of brain” Saudis.
evidently amerikan and Saudi money is not sufficient motivation for their Colombian and sudanese mercenaries–they r defeated by less well armed Houthi patriots
I wonder if there are still colombian mercenaries in that war. Saudis hired them so long ago…
I lived in Colombia 2 years—per my friends there, many remain and new recruits r hired regularly