Following recent operations by the UAE-backed Giants (Amaliqa) Brigades along Yemen’s southern coast and amid speculation about potential U.S.-Emirati military plans targeting Ansar Allah positions, American and Emirati advisors conducted an inspection of the Giants Brigades to assess their readiness and military capabilities.
ISWNews Analysis Group – The forces of Al Amaliqah Brigades have taken control of Bayhan town in western region of Shabwah Governorate following their clashes with the Shabwa Defense Forces.
ISWNews Analysis Group – During an attack by Ansar Allah movement on positions of the Amaliqa Brigades and Shabwa Defense Forces in Markha al-Oliya district, located in western parts of Shabwah Governorate, Ansar Allah inflicted heavy losses on the Saudi-led forces.
ISWNews Analysis Group: The assassination of Major General Azzam al-Maghrabi, the commander of the second brigade of Al-Amaliqa forces in Lahij province was failed.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Ansar Allah attacked a gathering point of Saudi-backed Amaliqa forces in the Usaylan area in western Shabwa province with a missile.
The recent operation by Saudi coalition on Shabwa and Marib provinces marks an agreement between the UAE and Saudi Arabia to rescue Mansour Hadi’s ousted government. But what concessions did the Saudis ceded to UAE to keep Marib?
One month after the entry of Amaliqah forces (Giant Brigades) into the heavy fighting in Shabwa and Marib provinces, these forces announced the end of military operations in the west of Shabwa province and the south of Marib on January 28.
The Giant Brigades (Arabic: العمالقة, Al-Amaliqah) are among the old Yemeni militia groups that have been organized under the command of the Saudi coalition since 2017 and are taking part in the Yemeni war.
