Hand-to-hand trench combat video highlights utter stupidity of modern-day combat loads

The Civil War in Yemen has been going on for four years. On the one side, there are the Shia Houthi rebels, who are backed by Iran. On the other side is the Sunni Yemeni government, which is backed by a substantial coalition of Sunni nations, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Even before the war, Yemen was one of the world’s poorest countries. Four years of bloody fratricide have compounded that to make Yemen a black hole of famine and destitution.

In this video, a Yemeni government soldier fights for his life on a hilltop trench somewhere in the mountainous area of Radfan. Two Houthi rebels assault his position, and a brutal hand-to-hand combat ensues. With the support of his comrades from a neighboring hilltop, who are also filming the action, the Yemeni soldier emerges victorious. On the right, however, you can see more Houthi rebels scaling that mountain like goats, agile and battle-ready once they reach the top.