Iran Press/ Middle East: Brigadier General Yahya Sare'e explained that 2020 and 2021 were transitions to qualitative offensive operations that led to the liberation of large areas of the Middle Eastern country and the infliction of several losses on the enemy.
He stressed that the Yemeni military clearly confirmed its great ability to confront the coalition of aggression, despite the big difference in material and armament capabilities.
Thwarting infiltration attempts
In his press conference, Brigadier General Sare'e confirmed that the US-Saudi aggression continued to launch raids on Yemen, as well as to impose a siege, in addition to its attempt, through its various military formations, to impose its control and occupation of several areas.
He explained that the US-Saudi offensive attempts were not stopped, and the Yemeni forces thwarted 223 offensive attempts and foiled 166 infiltration attempts.
Sare'e stressed that the aggression launched 7100 air raids targeting several areas, killing and injuring civilians and destroying the infrastructure and property of citizens, explaining that the majority of these raids targeted Marib Governorate.
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Armed Forces operations
Brigadier-General Sare'e confirmed that the Armed Forces responded to the US-Saudi military escalation, carrying out 194 qualitative defensive operations, and 382 retaliatory operations, during 2021.
He indicated that the operations included Al-Nasr Al-Mubeen op, which consists of three phases, Al-Bass Al-Shaded op, Fajr Al-Horiah op, Fajr Al-Entesar op, Rabe'e Al-Nasr, which consists of two phases, and Fajr Al-Sahra'a operation.
The Army and the Popular Committees liberated vast areas estimated at 12,000 kilometers in Marib, Al-Jawf, Al-Baidha, Al-Hodeidah and Shabwa governorates.
Engineering, artillery, sniper units' operations
Brigadier General Sare'e revealed the achievements of the Ground Forces Units, which played a major role in the battle for freedom and independence during 2021, which carried out a large number of operations within their daily operational tasks.
The Engineering Unit carried out 5010 operations, including 3,375 targeting US-Saudi individuals, 1390 targeting all kinds of vehicles, and 245 targeting fortifications and barracks.
The Artillery Unit carried out 21,925 operations targeting US-Saudi fortifications, gatherings and mechanisms, including 283 joint operations with the Air Force, and 2,298 operations in which the unit used Zelzal-1 missiles.
Brigadier General Sare'e pointed out that these operations led to the killing and wounding of more than 1,527 enemy forces and the destruction of 276 armored vehicles, a military bulldozer, a tank, 32 different calibers, three thermal cameras, five stores, three communications networks belonging to the enemy.
"The sniper unit carried out 13,191 operations," Brigadier General Sare'e added.
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Air Defense operations
Brigadier General Sare'e indicated that the Air Defense Forces carried out 1,025 repelling operations, forcing US-Saudi warplanes and drones to leave.
It also carried out 22 shooting down operations, downing six Chinese-made CH4 warplanes belonging to the Saudi Air Force, 12 US-made ScanEagle warplanes, and two Wing Loong 2 planes, in addition to a US-made MQ9 warplane that is used by the US Army itself which belonged to the UAE.
Brigadier Sare'e added that the air defense operations led to the downing of a Turkish-made Karayel warplane and two American RQ20 planes belonging to the Saudi enemy, while the number of small reconnaissance spy drones that were downed is 64 drones.
Rocketry Force operations
The Rocketry Force also carried out 440 operations through which the unit targeted sites, gatherings and military camps for US-Saudi mercenaries inside Yemen by 340 operations, and 100 other operations were carried out targeting enemy gatherings and facilities outside Yemen.
Brigadier General Sare'e affirmed that the Yemeni Rocketry Force is proceeding to develop its capabilities in a way that contributes to strengthening its role in the battle for freedom and independence.
Air Force operations
Brigadier-General Saree confirmed that the Air force carried out 4,497 operations, including 4,116 reconnaissance operations against enemy targets inside and outside Yemen.
He reiterated that the Air Force achieved, in a short period of time, several achievements at the level of the battle for freedom and independence.
Joint operations
Brigadier General Sare'e revealed that the joint operations between the Rocketry Force and the Air Force were four Balanced Deterrence operations, And other operations, the National Resilience Day operation, the 6th of Sha'ban, the 30th of Sha'ban and the 7th of December operations.
They also targeted Aramco, Najran Airport, sensitive targets in Najran, a military training camp in Al-Wadea'ah and the Duty Forces camp in Jizan in other joint operations.
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