Houthis Use Konkurs Missiles and Tactical Rockets in Large‑Scale Assaults on Marib Front
Ansar Allah fighters have launched large‑scale attacks on Presidential Leadership Council forces in Yemen’s Marib governorate, using Russian 9M113 Konkurs anti‑tank missiles alongside tactical short‑range ballistic or guided rockets.
Ansar Allah forces are stepping up pressure on Yemen’s Marib front, carrying out large‑scale attacks against units loyal to the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC).
OSINT analysis reports that fighters from the movement, widely known as the Houthis, used Russian 9M113 Konkurs anti‑tank guided missiles together with tactical short‑range ballistic missiles or guided artillery rockets in recent assaults in Marib governorate.
The 9M113 Konkurs system gives small teams the ability to threaten armored vehicles and bunkers from distance, while short‑range ballistic or guided rockets can hit command posts, ammunition depots or troop gatherings further behind the front. Used together, they put both front‑line units and rear‑area positions under pressure.
Marib is a key battleground in Yemen’s war, home to important energy resources and major displacement camps. PLC forces there have backing from Saudi Arabia, making the governorate central to the balance of power between the Houthis and Saudi‑aligned units.
On a separate front in Yemen, video released by the Southern Giants Brigade – formerly aligned with the Southern Transitional Council and now with the PLC – showed a Houthi technical vehicle being targeted by a quadcopter‑dropped munition shortly before it was destroyed by a Saudi airstrike. The footage underscored the combination of drones and airpower being used against Houthi positions.
In the coming period, key indicators will be whether Houthi forces keep up or intensify missile and rocket use around Marib, whether PLC and allied units adjust their deployments, and whether airstrikes by Saudi aircraft increase in response. Any confirmed hits on major energy facilities or large civilian sites would mark a further escalation.
Sources
- OSINT