Tihamah Resistance

Tihamah Resistance
مقاومة تهامة
Participant in the Yemeni Civil War
Flag used by Tihamah resistance
Leaders Abdulrahman Al-Hajjri[1]
Headquarters Al Hudaydah
Area of operations Yemen
Allies Yemen (Hadi government)[2]
Southern Movement[3]
United Arab Emirates[4]
Saudi Arabia
National Resistance[5][6]
Opponents Houthis
Battles and wars Al Hudaydah governorate offensive

The Tihamah resistance in an armed group formed by locals of Yemen's Tihamah region,[7] aiming to seize control of the west coast region of Yemen controlled by the Houthis. The group was formed in 2014, when Houthis seized the Al Hudaydah and the rest of north Yemen. The group was active at the 2015 start of the war participating in the Battle of Taiz in the side of the pro Hadi coalition.[8][9][10][11][12] In December of 2017, the group took part in the Al Hudaydah governorate offensive, alongside UAE, Saudi, Hadi loyals and Southern Movement fighters.[13][14][15][16] The group is closely aligned with Tareq Saleh's National Resistance, and the Giants' Brigades.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sabanew.net/viewstory/26048
  2. ↑ http://www.sabanew.net/viewstory/26048
  3. ↑ https://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/yemen/yemen-s-national-resistance-forces-liberate-al-hayma-seaport-1.2220597
  4. ↑ https://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/yemen/yemen-s-national-resistance-forces-liberate-al-hayma-seaport-1.2220597
  5. 1 2 Gareth Browne (14 June 2018). "Who are the Yemeni ground forces fighting in Hodeidah?". The National (Abu Dhabi). Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  6. ↑ https://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/yemen/yemen-s-national-resistance-forces-liberate-al-hayma-seaport-1.2220597
  7. ↑ https://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/yemen/yemen-s-national-resistance-forces-liberate-al-hayma-seaport-1.2220597
  8. ↑ http://www.alteef.info/?p=26971
  9. ↑ http://m.adengd.net/news/197085/
  10. ↑ http://adengd.net/printpost/130177/
  11. ↑ https://alyemenialyoum.com/news998.html
  12. ↑ https://althamme.wordpress.com/
  13. ↑ http://wam.ae/en/details/1395302691456
  14. ↑ https://www.yemenpeaceproject.org/blog-x/2018/5/21/may-15-20-intense-fighting-in-al-hudaydah-un-envoy-works-toward-peace-negotiations?rq=tihamah
  15. ↑ "قائد المقاومة التهامية لـ المدينة : نقترب من زبيد كبرى مدن الحديدة" [Leader of the Tihamah Resistance to al-Madina: We are approaching Zabid, the greater cities of Hodeidah]. al-Madina. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  16. ↑ "المقاومة التهامية : دور محوري للقوات الإماراتية في تحرير الساحل الغربي" [Tihamah Resistance: The Emirati Forces have a pivotal role in the liberation of the West Coast]. al Khaleej. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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