The United States and the Gulf states are preparing to gather an 80,000-strong ground army to seize the Hodeidah Port at once, sealing off the Houthis in the wild mountains. The U.S., Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and other countries have basically reached an agreement with the Yemeni government. They can mobilize so many proxy armed forces; this纵横术 of the old empire is still quite effective.
Israel wants to eliminate Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah in Lebanon. In fact, those who truly want to eliminate the Houthi rebels are not Israel but a few Gulf states.
The Yemeni government forces will mobilize 80,000 ground troops, supported by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Saudi Navy, and logistics systems. They will launch a fierce attack on the key node of the Houthi rebels - the Hodeidah Port, cutting off the only port of the Houthi rebels and occupying their base for Red Sea ship raiding operations.
They will drive the Houthi rebels into the semi-arid mountainous areas in northwestern Yemen for long-term siege and blockade. Recently, in the past two weeks, the continuous downing of four American MQ-9 unmanned reconnaissance aircraft by the Houthi rebels has already proven this point.
American large reconnaissance drones are conducting high-density reconnaissance deep into the Houthi-controlled areas, searching, monitoring, and positioning various targets of the Houthi rebels to prepare for intelligence gathering before the upcoming large-scale ground war.
The equipment of the Yemeni government forces is at a beggar's level. The tanks are mostly Soviet T-55 and T-62 tanks, and the artillery is mainly Soviet howitzers, cannons, and BM-21 Grad rocket launchers. The light tactical vehicles are mainly American and Western-made Humvees, mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles, and pickups.
Source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1829460861476058/
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