Conflict in Najran
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Conflict in Najran is an armed conflict between troops of Saudi Arabia and Houthi insurgents in the province Nadzhran of Saudi Arabia, and also rocket attacks on border territories of Nadzhran. The conflict began in response to the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen.
History
On 5 May 2015, after shelling by Houthis of neighborhood of the city of Najran, the authority of the country temporarily closed local educational institutions and the airport.[citation needed]
On 20 June, fighters of the Ahrar Najran movement seized Lookout Outpost in the south of the Kingdom. At the same time passed bloody collisions in the Saudi Borders.[clarification needed]
References
Categories:
- Articles with unsourced statements from April 2016
- Wikipedia articles needing clarification from February 2016
- 2015 in Saudi Arabia
- Conflicts in 2015
- Conflicts in 2016
- Iran–Saudi Arabia relations
- Military operations involving Saudi Arabia
- Military history of Saudi Arabia
- Yemeni Civil War (2015)
- Yemeni Crisis (2011–present)
