Saudi Arabia Hopes Its 'Patriots' Will Start Working In Yemen's Marib
Saudi Arabia is showing genuine concern that Marib could be lost to Ansar Allah, and it is finding it all but impossible to defend it. On April 3rd, media reported that Riyadh had deployed US-made MIM-104 Patriot air-defense systems to Marib, in an attempt to avoid the most negative scenario. Since 2015, the Houthis (as Ansar Allah are known) have launched 115 ballistic missiles and 140 rockets at Ma’rib city. The effectiveness of the Patriot defense batteries is questionable, as they failed to protect any of Aramco’s facilities back in 2019. Also, on April 3rd, the Saudi-led coalition an...