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] Ansar al-Shariah campaign (2011–14) Houthi rebellion (2014) Bombings and terrorist attacks in Yemen Houthi missile and drone attacks in Yemen Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia Houthi attacks on the United Arab Emirates U.S. raids on al-Qaeda Military operations Diplomacy Effects The Marib campaign, also called Marib offensive (Arabic: جبهة مأرب), is an ongoing military campaign in the Yemeni civil war for the control of the Marib Governorate of Yemen.

[28] On 4 September, Houthi forcers launched a OTR-21 Tochka ballistic missile at a Saudi-led coalition base in Safer, killing at least 52 Emirati, 10 Saudis and 5 Bahrainis servicemen.

[33] On 18 January, a missile attack on a military training camp in the central province of Marib killed at least 111 soldiers, while dozens were wounded.

[39] On 3 June, an explosive device killed 9 Hadi Government soldiers and high-ranking officers, including the 81st Infantry Brigade Chief of Operations, Brigadier General Abdullah Ahmad Al Abdi and the Commander of the 2nd Battalion, Colonel Ali Omar Murad.

[15] On 21 June, Houthi-led forces fought its way in the Al Bayda Governorate, with the aim of reaching Mahilia area and attacking Marib by the South.

[40] On 24 June, media sources close to the Houthis reported the deaths of prominent commanders on Hadi Government forces including Lt. Col. Saleh Abdo Hashem al-Jamali, two Captains; Ibrahim al Akki and Adam Jarban, the Chief from the 4th Battalion, 141st Brigade.

[50][51] Houthi forces intensified their attacks along the northern front of Al Jawf and Marib, despite the daily deaths reported by the COVID-19 pandemic.

[52] On 7 February, after reinforcing again, the Houthis renewed their offensive against Marib; a pro-Hadi government source told Middle East Eye.

[53] Houthi fighters launched a missile attack on a Hadi Government military camp in Marib killing 3 soldiers and wounding 4.

[56][57] On 13 February, Sheikh Saleh al-Obeidi, leader of the Muslim Brotherhood Party in Yemen was killed[21] alongside two Hadi-Government Colonels during Marib clashes.

[22] On 15 February, Mark Lowcock the Humanitarian Chief of the United Nations expressed his concern regarding the Houthis advance on Marib city and called for a "de-escalatation".

[58] By 16 February, Houthi forces made large advances towards Marib, capturing the al-Zour and al-Hamajira villages and the Himar mountain area, placing them about 11 kilometers from the city.

She also considered that if the Houthis managed to capture Marib they would consolidate their advances on the North and could continue launching attacks towards Shabwah or Hadhramaut.