marib yemen hospital yemeni city marib demand artificial limbs victims country war high prosthetics make site special workshop soldier artificial arm hitch robe reveal stump leg angry authorities do little help since wound front mortar explode near fight well get salary support government anyone leave us say hassan meigan two years war already leave 10,000 dead regional power saudi arabia struggle pull together effective local military force defeat iranian-aligned houthi movement seize large part yemen dysfunction reminder saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman campaign counter arch-enemy iran middle east include threats tehran ally hezbollah may hard implement rare visit large area yemeni territory control pro-saudi government journalists saw patchwork mutually suspicious army units whose loyalty disparate regions commanders hind war houthi fighters soldier appear hunker base rather join fight fight say salaries go unpaid months front line barely move months saudi arabia seek create unify military force base marib troop fail eject houthis nearby capital sanaa saudis see rebel threat national security saudi politics turmoil wave high-profile arrest iranian influence grow yemeni officer recognize importance effective army acknowledge success still elude empower national army unify weapons authority goal try accomplish end war military victory brigadier general marzooq al-seyadi top yemeni commander tell reuters difficulties achieve face local ideological factor pose problems ... aid arab coalition unite state provide daily advice support side succeed coalition spokesman colonel turki al-malki say september mission back yemen whether inside country support yemeni national army defend border territory kingdom saudi arabia sunni saudi arabia lead mostly gulf arab coalition shi ite houthis since seize yemeni capital fan across country houthis rump state yemen western highlands weather thousands saudi-led air strike aid refuel intelligence unite state deny pawn iran houthis say fight fend mercenary army thrall gulf west group launch missile toward riyadh main airport saturday saudi arabia say declaration war tehran years fight ravage deeply poor country hunger disease even saudi arabia staunch ally yemen say angry manipulate abroad fight proxies ... western power end war yemen pressure iran saudi arabia solve issue differences say ali abd-rabbu al-qadhi lawmaker tribal leader marib yemeni blood shed ... one society common root one religion international conflict bring us say al-qadhi wear holstered pistol traditional yemeni sarong despite lack progress battlefield soldier dusty streets marib appear eager fight onward sanaa god will smile abdullah al-sufi 20 whose khaki fatigue hang loose gangly frame know foreign conspiracies yemeni soil problems setbacks fight country home important thing war start march 2015 saudi prince mohammed send troop yemen powerful units already side houthi militiamen rain rocket tank fire marib fledgling new army ally tribes repel ambitious military adventure history troop saudi arabia unite arab emirates take part fight sting score combat deaths arab force largely pull back support role base far front line units train saudi arabia fight scatter theaters little obvious coordination loyal different party local leaders society awash gun notorious fickle politics kingdom support brigade adhere sunni islam puritanical salafi school western yemen also back muslim brotherhood around marib loyalists exile president abd-rabbu mansour hadi south additionally unite arab emirates key gulf power anti-iran war effort yemen arm train formidable units across southern eastern yemen add confusion fighters despise houthis well pro-saudi units northern yemen display wall marib portraits slay soldier caption poems praise martyr lions son sixteen say dad give gun want fight go front father happy war situation say one marib veteran yemen government also appear live difficult time president hadi riyadh since eject country houthis source say host ban travel month cite poor security yemen officials office deny report saudi response week houthi ballistic missile close port border airspace majority nominally hadi control appear deal unprecedented rebuke ally activist khalid baqlan express fear many young people professionals errors weak government foreign power hollow yemeni society see build real state institutions empowerment group compete agendas could fight future benefit one say baqlan saba youth council civil society group political solution way save country yemen 's stalemate war tmsnrt.rs/2zshxbc deep yemen war saudi fight iran falter