Conflict in Najran, Jizan and Asir

Conflict in Najran, Jizan and Asir
Part of the spillover of the Yemeni Civil War (2015-present)
Date 2 April 2015 – present (2 years and 2 months) Location Southern Saudi Arabia (Najran, Asir, Jizan) 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 Saudi Arabian National Guard Royal Saudi Land Force Salafist mercenaries  Qatar Qatar Armed Forces  Jordan  Pakistan (Allegedly)	Yemen (Revolutionary Committee/Supreme Political Council) Houthis Republican Guard Ahrar al-Najran (since June 2015)
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

 Jordan

 Yemen (Revolutionary Committee/Supreme Political Council)

The Conflict in Najran, Jizan and Asir is an armed conflict between troops of Saudi Arabia and Houthi insurgents in the border between both countries, at the southern edge of the regions of Najran, Jizan, and Asir. The conflict began in response to the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen.