Back الحرس الجمهوري (اليمن) Arabic Republikanische Garde (Jemen) German گارد ریاستجمهوری یمن Persian Garde républicaine (Yémen) French Guarda Republicana (Iêmen) Portuguese Республиканская гвардия Йемена Russian Cumhuriyet Muhafızları (Yemen) Turkish 也门共和国卫队 Chinese
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| Yemeni Republican Guard | |
|---|---|
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| Active | Republican Guard of North Yemen: 1964–1990 Republican Guard of Yemen: 1990–2012 Strategic Reserve Forces: 2013–2016 Republican Guard of Yemen: 2016–present |
| Country |  North Yemen (1964–1990) Yemen(1990–present) |
| Branch |  Yemen Army |
| Type | Praetorian Guard Special operations force |
| Role | Praetorian Guard Mechanized infantry Armoured warfare Counter-Terrorism |
| Size | 100,000–150,000[1][2][3] |
| Part of | 1 Mountain Infantry Brigade 1 Artillery Brigade Special Security Forces Counterterrorism brigades 3 missile brigades 2 Armoured Brigades 1 Protective Brigade 1 Special Guard Brigade[4] |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Maj. Gen. Ali al-Jayfi † Brig. Gen. Ahmed Saleh Col. Ali Raymi † |
| Insignia | |
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The Yemeni Republican Guard (YRG; Arabic: الحرس الجمهوري اليمني, romanized: al-Ḥaras al-Jumhūrī al-Yamanī), formerly known as the Strategic Reserve Forces (Arabic: قوات الاحتياطي الاستراتيجي, romanized: Qūwāt al-Iḥtiyāṭī al-Istirātījī), was an elite praetorian guard unit in the Yemen Army. It was formerly commanded by the former President Ali Abdullah Saleh's son, Ahmed Saleh, and was most notably involved in the Yemeni Revolution of 2011, fighting in favour of the Saleh government.[5]
The YRG was traditionally relied on as the backbone of Saleh's regime, and was the best armed and trained in the armed forces. Yemen's Defence Ministry both overlooked and engaged in corruption with the YRG in order to ensure the loyalty of the unit's leadership.[3]
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- ^ Restructuring Yemen's Military Leadership | Foreign Military Studies Office, Fort Leavenworth Archived 2013-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Divided army threatens Yemen move to democracy". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com.
- ^ "Critical Threats". Critical Threats.
- ^ "Yemen forces 'shell protest camp'". September 20, 2011 – via www.bbc.co.uk.