Inside Arabia

Why have the Houthis failed to seize Yemen’s Marib province?

Marib has thrived over the last five years and enjoyed relative peace as thousands of displaced persons from Sanaa, Al-Jawf, and other provinces have flocked to the city. It has been analogous to an oasis surrounded by landmines. Located about 170 kilometers away from Houthi-controlled Sanaa, Marib has repelled the Houthi group who...