Yahya al-Hajuri
Yahya Al-Hajuri | |
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| يحيى بن علي الحجوري | |
 Yahya bin Ali Al-Hajouri | |
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| Nationality | Yemen |
| Other names | Yahya bin Ali Al-Hajouri |
Yahya ibn Ali al-Hajuri is a Yemeni preacher.
He leads the Hajoor tribe which is the dominant tribe in northern Yemen. On January 19, 2020, renewed clashes between the Houthis and the Hajoor occurred. The first clashes between the two was in 2014, before the civil war broke out, the Houthis fought the Hajoor for control of Saada province. Yahya was eventually forced from the province and the teaching centre in Dammaj was bombed. The Houthi rebels went on to seize the capital Sanaa, starting the current civil war.[1]
References
- ^ Al Wasmi, Naser (2020-01-19). "Violence in Hajjah, Yemen's forgotten province, worsens humanitarian crisis". The National. Retrieved 2020-01-22.