Yemeni National Resistance | |
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المقاومة الوطنية اليمنية | |
Leaders |
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Spokesperson | Sadiq al-Duwaid |
Dates of operation | December 2017 – present |
Headquarters | |
Active regions | Yemen |
Ideology | Arab nationalism |
Size | 3,000–10,000[1] |
Allies | United Arab Emirates Southern Movement Yemen (Alimi-led government) Tihamah Resistance Saudi Arabia |
Opponents | Houthis |
Battles and wars | Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) |
The Yemeni National Resistance (Arabic: المقاومة الوطنية اليمنية, romanized: Al-Muqawamat al-Wataniyah al-Yamaniyah) is a formation of former members of the Yemeni Republican Guard and Central Security Organization commanded by Tareq Saleh, nephew of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, and loyal to the Hadi-led government fighting against the Houthi movement in the Yemeni Civil War.[1]