The Tihamah Resistance is an armed group formed by locals of Yemen's Tihamah region, aiming to resist Houthi control of the west coast region of Yemen. The group was formed in 2014, when Houthis seized

Al Hudaydah Al-Hudaydah ( ar, الْحُدَيْدَة, al-ḥudayda), also transliterated as Hodeda, Hodeida, Hudaida or Hodeidah, is the fourth-largest city in Yemen and its principal port on the Red Sea. As of 2004, its population was 402,560 and it is ...

and the rest of north Yemen. The group was active in 2015 at the start of the war, participating in the

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on the side of the pro-Hadi coalition. In December 2017, the group took part in the Al Hudaydah governorate offensive, alongside UAE, Saudi, Hadi loyalists and Southern Movement fighters. The group is closely aligned with

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's National Resistance, and the

Giants Brigades The Southern Giants Brigades (), transliterated as Al Amalikah or Al Amaliqah, or simply known as the Giants Brigades, is a Cabinet of Yemen, pro-government Yemeni militia. Its fighters are mostly South Yemeni tribesmen from Lahij Governorate, L ...

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2014 establishments in Yemen Arab militant groups Arab separatism Independence movements Organizations established in 2014 Organizations of the Yemeni Crisis (2011–present) Paramilitary organizations based in Yemen {{Yemen-stub

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