Shaul Shay
(Senior research fellow at the International Institute for Counterterrorism (ICT) at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya and former deputy head of Israel’s National Security Council)
Copyright: @ 2021 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 7 November 2021
Note: The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily the views of the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS)
In Yemen hostilities have escalated since September 2021, claiming thousands of casualties on both sides. The Iran backed Houthis (Ansarullah) fighting to gain control of oil-rich Marib province - the last stronghold of government forces in northern Yemen. Marib is also geographically significant because it located at a crossroads between the northern regions and the southern Shabwa Governorate.... Read more