Ahrar al-Najran

Ahrar al-Najran
Participant in the Yemeni Civil War (2015-present)
Active	June 2015–present
Ideology	Separatism Shia Islamism
Leaders	Tribal alliance, thus multiple leaders: Abu Bakr Abi Ahmed al-Salami[1]
Area of operations	Najran Region, Saudi Arabia
Allies	Houthis Revolutionary Committee
Opponents	Saudi Arabia  Yemen (Hadi government)

The Ahrar al-Najran movement is a faction in the Yemeni civil war that started in 2015.

History

The Najran Region became a part of Saudi Arabia only in 1934, after a treaty was signed, was previously been part of Yemen. Beside the eastern provinces in the country, the aforementioned province has an important Shia majority. When the Houthi uprising in Yemen started and Saudi-Arabia eventually intervened, Najran as a border province became part of the clashes and tribal forces in the region began to form, with Ahrar Al-Najran being an alliance of them.

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