Conflict in Najran

Conflict in Najran, Jizan and Asir

Part of the spillover of the Yemeni Civil War (2015-present)

Date

2 April 2015 – present
(2 years, 5 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)

Location

Southern Saudi Arabia (Najran, Asir, Jizan)
17°29′30″N 44°07′56″E / 17.491667°N 44.132222°E

Result

Ongoing

Houthis and allies take control of a strip of Saudi territory on the border, ranging from Ghawiyah (Jizan) in the west to Al-Shurafa (Najran) in the east.

Belligerents

Saudi Arabia

Salafist mercenaries
Qatar (until 2017)
Jordan
Sudan

Pakistan

Yemen (Revolutionary Committee/Supreme Political Council)

Commanders and leaders

Gen. Awad bin Eid Al-Balawi (Director General of Saudi Border Guard)

Maj. Gen. Abdul Rahman bin Saad al-Shahrani † (Commander of 18th Brigade)

Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi

Abu Bakr Abu Ahmed as-Salami

Brig. Gen. Hasan Abdullah Almalsi † (Commander of Houthi special forces)

Abdullah Qayed al-Fadeea † (Houthi frontline deputy general supervisor)

Casualties and losses

>519 Saudi soldiers and border guards killed
20 tanks damaged beyond repairs
21 Sudanese soldiers killed
3 Qatari soldiers killed
1 Jordanian F-16 lost

500 killed (Saudi claim)

400 Saudi civilians killed

Location of Najran in relation to Yemen.

Ongoing

Saudi Arabia

Salafist mercenaries
Qatar (until 2017)
Jordan
Sudan

Yemen (Revolutionary Committee/Supreme Political Council)

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