Yemeni National Resistance

Yemeni National Resistance
Leaders
SpokespersonSadiq al-Duwaid
Dates of operationDecember 2017 – present
Headquarters
Active regionsYemen
IdeologyArab nationalism
Size3,000–10,000[1]
Allies United Arab Emirates
Southern Movement
Yemen (Alimi-led government)
Tihamah Resistance
 Saudi Arabia
Opponents Houthis
Battles and warsYemeni Civil War (2015–present)

The Yemeni National Resistance (Arabic: المقاومة الوطنية اليمنية, romanizedAl-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]

  1. ^ a b c "Tareq Saleh's National Resistance Forces - Acled Data". 10 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Sheikh Hammoud Saeed al-Mekhlafi accuses Arab coalition of closing ports in the faces of Taiz wounded".