Ahrar al-Najran

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

Tribal alliance, thus multiple leaders:

The Ahrar al-Najran (Arabic: أحرار النجران‎‎ ʾAḥrār an-Najrān, "Free Ones of the Najran Region") movement is an alleged secessionist group in southern Saudi Arabia that arose in response to the Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war that started in 2015. Information on the alleged group has come almost exclusively from Iranian and allied Syrian media, with no independent corroboration on them. Since the summer of 2015 there have been no further reports on the alleged group.

The Najran Region became a part of Saudi Arabia only in 1934, after a treaty was signed, was previously been part of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom 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 reportedly being an alliance of them.