Damn

NOTE: The attack was likely from Yemen, but Saudi Arabia blames it on Iraq so it doesn’t have to go through the humilitation of bombing Yemen and getting hit back 100x harder.

— 🇾🇪 WATCH: The Yemeni Armed Forces (Ansarallah) conduct their first naval patrols in Bab Al-Mandab, monitoring shipping in the strait

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— 🇸🇦/🇾🇪 NEW: Multiple Saudi airstrikes against Mokha, Dhubab, Jabal Al-Nar, and the island of Mayyun

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— 🇾🇪 NEW: Massive crowds of Yemenis gather in the capital Sanaa to celebrate Ansarallah’s successful campaign on the western coast

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— 🇸🇦/🇾🇪 NEW: Large amounts of newly arrived Saudi reinforcements, including armored vehicles, trucks, and mercenaries have been targeted in eastern Al-Jawf Governorate with ballistic missiles – Saba News

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—❗️🇸🇦/🇾🇪 NEW: Initial reports that large convoys of Saudi-backed PLC forces are preparing to withdraw from Marib city towards Hadramawt

Cannot currently be confirmed.

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—❗️🇸🇦/🇾🇪 BREAKING: Ansarallah is engaging in fierce clashes with Saudi-backed forces north of Marib

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— 🇸🇾 NEW: Initial reports of clashes between the SDF (Kurds) and Syrian government forces in Kobani

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— 🇸🇾 NEW: Local Kurds and SDF supporters are storming the Syrian security forces HQ in Kobani

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—❗️🇸🇦/🇾🇪 CONFIRMED: At least some Saudi-backed PLC forces are evacuating from Marib

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—❗️🇸🇦/🇾🇪 UPDATE: These PLC forces are transfering money and assets from Marib’s central bank to Hadramawt as a ‘precautionary measure’

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—❗️🇸🇦/🇾🇪 NEW: Faint gunfire is heard on the northern outskirts of Marib, amid reports that Saudi-backed forces are already evacuating the central bank in preparation for an imminent Ansarallah offensive against the city

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— 🇸🇦/🇵🇰 NEW: Saudi Arabia has reportedly called upon Pakistani assistance against the Houthis as part of the Mecca Defense Treaty

Pakistan refused, stating that the pact does not cover ‘pre-existing conditions’ such as the Yemeni civil war, and that only ‘new wars’ count.

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— 🇸🇦/🇮🇶 NEW: Saudi Arabia officially claims the attack against its East-West Pipeline originated from Iraq

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—❗️🇸🇦/🇾🇪 Dozens of Saudi-backed PLC trucks are outside of Marib, evacuating the city

Heavy clashes are currently taking place north and west of the city.

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Ansarallah has not yet started a full-scale offensive to capture the city.

However, it seems that even the sound of clashes is enough to make Saudi forces leave their positions.