Recent news and reports do not reflect the overall situation on these fronts. Since 2021, both sides have built an extensive network of fortifications along the front line, making Marib the most static front in Yemen. The current fighting in Taiz and Lahij does not suggest that fighting in the governorate will resume, and if it does, it will not be to retake the city, whose fate appears to have been left in the hands of negotiations (currently on hold) until the situation in the south-west is resolved.