The spokesman for Yemen’s army says the country's military and allied fighters from the Popular Committees have liberated as much as 3,200 square kilometers of land in the two key provinces of Ma’rib and Shabwah during their latest operation, promising to fully free the strategically important city of Ma’rib from the Saudi occupiers and their mercenaries.
Yahya Saree made the remarks in a live interview on Sunday, during which he provided full details of the operation codenamed Rabi Al Naser (Spring of Victory), along with video demonstration, emphasizing that the operation has reached all its pre-designated goals in the two important provinces.
6- A total of 3200 square kilometers were liberated during Rabi Al Naser Operation
— Yahya Sare'e (@Yahya_Saree) October 24, 2021
Some of the areas that were recently liberated in Marib have remained a headquarters for the Takfiri gangs with the support of the coalition of aggression.
He said the air force had carried out more than 278 operations, including 161 in the occupied territories and 117 in the depth of Saudi territory.
The military spokesman said the missile unit of Yemen's armed forces has also carried out 130 operations, 35 of which took place on the Saudi soil, and that the air defense had shot down four spy drones and conducted 296 successful operations to repel airstrikes.
2- The missile force participated in 130 operations, including 95 in the occupied territories and 35 operations in the Saudi depth.
— Yahya Sare'e (@Yahya_Saree) October 24, 2021
The Air Defense Forces shot down 4 reconnaissance planes (a CH4 plane, a Wing Loong plane, and two Scan Eagle planes).
The Yemeni spokesman added that the operation continued despite 705 airstrikes conducted by the enemy. He said the cities of Asilan, Baihan and Ein in Shabwa and the cities of Harib and al-Abadiyah and parts of the two cities of Jabal Murad and al-Juba were liberated in Ma’rib.
5- The results of the operation at the level of geography as follow:
— Yahya Sare'e (@Yahya_Saree) October 24, 2021
The districts of Usaylan, Bayhan and Ain were liberated in Shabwa, and the districts of Harib and Al-Abdiyyah and parts of the districts of Jabal Murad and Al-Juba in Marib were liberated.
Saree added that the scale of the attacks had caught the Saudi side by surprise, saying 550 Saudi-backed fighters were killed and over 1,200 were injured while 90 were also detained. The spokesman said leaders of the Daesh and al-Qaeda terrorist groups were among those killed.
7- the results at level of enemy heavy losses:
— Yahya Sare'e (@Yahya_Saree) October 24, 2021
Rabi Al Naser operation led to the killing, wounding and capturing of 1,840 among the ranks of the aggression, including 550 dead, 1,200 wounded, and 90 captured.
8-Among the dead of the aggression were leaders from "ISIS" and "Al-Qaeda", which used to take Al-Abdiyyah as a den and received support from the coalition of aggression.
— Yahya Sare'e (@Yahya_Saree) October 24, 2021
In the operation, he noted, 16 armored vehicles and personnel carriers and 180 types of the enemy’s weapons were destroyed. Saree announced the destruction of five weapons depots and the capture of dozens of enemy vehicles.
9- the result at level of saudi led coalition support as follows:
— Yahya Sare'e (@Yahya_Saree) October 24, 2021
about 16 vehicles, armored vehicles and troop carriers were damaged, burned and destroyed, and 180 weapons were destroyed.
Our forces succeeded in destroying 5 weapons stores during Operation .
The Yemeni army forces on Friday established full control over the strategic region of Naja in Ma’rib, south of the provincial capital.
They took control of Naja following fierce clashes with Saudi-sponsored militants loyal to former President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.
Saudi Arabia, backed by the United States and regional allies, launched the war on Yemen in March 2015, with the goal of bringing the Hadi government back to power and crushing Ansarullah. The war has left hundreds of thousands of Yemenis dead, and displaced millions more. It has also destroyed Yemen’s infrastructure and spread famine and infectious diseases. Yemeni armed forces and the Popular Committees have grown steadily in strength against the Saudi-led invaders, and left Riyadh and its allies bogged down in the country.