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Spotlight | Yemen
Yemeni government forces in Marib caught between Houthis and UAE proxies

By Quentin Müller
Reading time 4 min
Pro-government tribal fighters in a desert area southeast of Marib, Yemen, 6 December 2021.
Pro-government tribal fighters in a desert area southeast of Marib, Yemen, 6 December 2021. © Ali Owidha/Reuters

Concern is growing over the situation at Yemen's strategic crossroads of Marib after the Southern Transitional Council's lightning offensive in Hadramaut in early December. The internationally recognised government's authorities now find themselves surrounded by separatists and Houthis.

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