The First Military Region is a military region of Armed Forces of Yemen. Its headquarters is in Seiyun of Hadramawt, eastern Yemen. [1] It is responsible for managing administrative issues of the military units in parts of Hadramawt Governorate, including Seiyun city.
The first region was established in 2013. As part of the military restructuring, former president Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi issued a republication decree to divide the military field into seven regions, including the First Military Region. [2] The region is headquartered in Seiyun and supervises the military units in Al-Wadi and Al-Sahra of Hadramout Governorate.
The region is composed of seven military units and brigades, including; 37th Armored Brigade, 123rd Infantry Brigade and 315th Armored Brigade.
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Major General Salem Ali Qatan was a Yemeni military officer and member of the Al-Awaliq tribe. He was born in Yashbem in As Said District, Shabwah Governorate. He was married, and joined the military in 1970. As the chief military commander in south Yemen, Qatan had led a month-long offensive against terrorist organization al-Qaeda, leading to its withdrawal from several towns and villages in the Abyan and Shabwa provinces of Yemen which it had controlled since 2011. Ali Qatan was appointed in March 2012, succeeding Major General Mahdi Maqouleh just days after the newly elected President of Yemen, Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi took office and pledged to destroy al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula once and for all.
The Aden unrest was a conflict between Islamist factions, such as al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's Yemen Branch, against the loyalists of president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and later to conflict between UAE-backed and Saudi-backed factions within the coalition. In 2017, fighting also broke out between factions aligned with different members of the Saudi-led coalition namely Saudi Arabia-backed Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi and Al-Islah and UAE-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council and Southern Movement.
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The Abyan conflict was a series of clashes between forces of AQAP loyal to Yemeni president Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, and forces loyal to Southern Movement for the control of Abyan between 2016 and 2018.
Fuad Al-Futaih (1948–2018) One of the pioneers of graphic art in Yemen, participated in 1978,, which was held by the Iraqi Cultural Center in London, representing Yemen. With three paintings: (fisherman) (Dodhiya) and (woman).
Rashad Muhammad al-Alimi is a Yemeni politician currently serving as the chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council since 7 April 2022.
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Major general Ameen Abdullah al-Waeli was a Yemeni military officer and held the rank of major general. He served as commander of the 6th military region of Yemeni Army of the internationally-recognized government forces. He is among the most senior members of the government forces to have been killed in the Yemeni Civil War. He was killed during battles with Houthis in Marib in 2021.
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The National Security Bureau(NSB) (Arabic: جهاز الأمن القومي (اليمن)) is a state security intelligence-gathering agency of Yemen, responsible for the protection of the country from acts of foreign interference. The NSB reports directly to the office of the President of Yemen.
The second Military Region is a military region of Armed Forces of Yemen. Its headquarters is in Mukalla, the capital of Hadramawt Governorate, eastern Yemen.
The Third Military Region is a military region of Armed Forces of Yemen. Its headquarters locates in Marib city, the capital of Marib Governorate.
The Fourth Military Region is a military region of Armed Forces of Yemen. Its headquarters locates in Aden city, the interim capital of Yemen.
The Fifth Military Region is a military region of Armed Forces of Yemen. Its headquarters locates in Hudaydah Governorate.
The Sixth Military Region is a military region of Armed Forces of Yemen. Its headquarters is in Amran Governorate.
The 7th Military Region is a military region of Armed Forces of Yemen. Its headquarters is in Dhamar Governorate.
The military regions of Yemen are 7 regions in which the Yemeni army is distributed. Each military region shares joint military units and formations, in addition to local military academies and installations.
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