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Battle of the Jabara Valley
Part of the Operation Victory from God
Najran Offensive (2019)
Map of the battle
     Houthi forces      Saudi-led forces
Date26–29 August 2019
LocationJabara Valley, Yemen
Result Houthi victory
Belligerents

Yemen Houthi government[1]

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

  • al-Fateh Brigade
Commanders and leaders
unknown Radad al-Hashemi[2]
(al-Fateh Brigade)
Strength
unknown 1,100
Casualties and losses
unknown 1,000–1,500 killed or captured[3][4]

The Battle of the Jabara Valley occurred between 26 and 29 August 2019, during the Second Yemeni Civil War. It was part of the Operation Victory from God, a major Houthi-led offensive along the Saudi-Yemeni border.

The Battle[]

A Saudi Arabian auxiliary force of around 1,100 men from the al-Fateh Brigade launched an offensive into the Jabara Valley in Yemen's Saada Governorate against Houthi forces.[4] When the al-Fateh Brigade entered the valley, it was initially met with no resistance. A Houthi force then enveloped the Saudi aligned force and besieged it for four days. Saudi air support was ineffective at breaking the envelopment, with Houthi sources reporting that the Saudis accidentally struck their own positions with airstrikes.[2][4] On 29 August 2019, a small breakout occurred with about 100 men from the pro-Saudi force escaping. The remaining thousand pro-Saudi troops capitulated, with approximately 1,000 killed or captured.[4] The battle was part of the initial phase of Operation Victory from God.[5]

Aftermath[]

Houthi sources reported that a Saudi airstrike killed several Yemeni prisoners of war captured during the battle.[3]

The Houthis continued their offensive in course of September 2019.[6]

References[]

  1. Orkaby, Asher (25 March 2015). "Houthi Who?". http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/143295/asher-orkaby/houthi-who. Retrieved 25 March 2015. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Hassan Mohammed (3 October 2019). "روايات من قلب الانتكاسة .. كيف وقع لواء الفتح فريسة سهلة للحوثيين" (in Arabic). Balqees TV. https://belqees.tv/yemen/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A9-%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%81-%D9%88%D9%82%D8%B9-%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AD-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A9-%D8%B3%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%86.html. Retrieved 14 October 2019. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "منهم الأسرى الذين قصف طيران التحالف مركز احتجازهم في مدينة ذمار..؟" (in ar). Yemenat.net. 1 September 2019. https://yemenat.net/2019/09/355799/. Retrieved 4 September 2019. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "'I curse myself': Yemeni mercenaries say their Saudi fighting days are over". 3 September 2019. https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/i-curse-myself-everyday-yemeni-mercenaries-say-their-saudi-fighting-days-are-over. Retrieved 4 September 2019. 
  5. Weiss, Caleb (29 September 2019). "Houthis claim major operation inside Saudi Arabia". Long War Journal. https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2019/09/houthis-claim-major-operation-inside-saudi-arabia.php. 
  6. "Yemen’s Houthis Claim Invasion of Saudi Arabia, Capture of Thousands of Troops in Najran". https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/09/29/yemens-houthis-claim-invasion-saudi-arabia-capture-thousands-troops-najran. 
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