A new phase in the Yemen conflict is taking shape, as Houthis close in on Marib City and Saudi forces are redeployed. Military operations in Marib province by President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s government and its allies in the Saudi-led coalition have shifted from a focus on preventing the fall of Marib City to how to react once Houthi forces take control – an echo of the situation in June 2018 before the Stockholm Agreement.
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