Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker.
Southern Giants Brigades
| Southern Giants Brigades | |
|---|---|
| ألوية العمالقة الجنوبية | |
 Emblem of the Southern Giants Brigades. The Arabic inscription translates: "Allah (God) is the greatest, The Southern, Giants Brigades" | |
| Leaders | Abdulrahman Abu Zara'a Al Muharrami |
| Size | 20,000 – 30,000 |
| Part of |  Yemeni Joint Forces |
| Allies |  Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Southern Movement Tihamah ResistanceYemeni National Resistance |
| Opponents |  Houthis Hezbollah |
| Battles and wars | Yemeni civil war (2014–present) |
| Website | alamalika |
The Southern Giants Brigades (Arabic: الوية العمالقة الجنوبية, romanized: Alwiyat al-Amaliqa al-Janubia), transliterated as Al Amalikah or Al Amaliqah, or simply known as the Giants Brigades, is a pro-government Yemeni militia. Its fighters are mostly Southern Yemeni tribesmen from Lahej, Abyan and Dhale. They include Salafi students of Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i's Dar al-hadith religious institute in Dammaj, Saada that were expelled by the Houthis in early 2014.[4] The militia is part of the Yemeni Joint Forces and is the largest faction in the formation. The Giants Brigades also receives extensive support from the United Arab Emirates militarily and financially.[5]
- ^ "Yemeni forces on the offensive to take Hodeidah - in pictures". The National. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Backed by Saudi air support, Yemen troops advance deeper into Houthi rebel-held Hodeida". Japantimes.co.jp. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Yemen National Resistance, Brigades al-'Amalaqah and Tihama Forces prepare for massive military campaign to liberate Hodeidah from Houthi clutches". Wam.ae. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Non-local Salafis evicted from Dammaj. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "Who are the UAE-backed forces fighting on the western front in Yemen? - Yemen". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
Previous Page Next Page
