Popular Resistance Committees Military Parade; Dali, Yemen, Aug 2015

Featured in this photo-report is a military parade held by Yemen's 'Popular Resistance Committees' (PRC) in the Dhale Governorate, Yemen.

PRC is a catch-all term used to describe militants loyal to the government of Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and/or opposed to Houthi forces and forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh.

PRC comprise of pro-Hadi fighters, Sunni tribesmen, and members of the Southern Movement. PRCs are largely ad-hoc entities that were created locally as a response to the poor security situation and the advances of Houthi forces and forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Flags of the The Southern Movement, sometimes known as the Southern Mobility Movement, Southern Separatist Movement, or South Yemen Movement, can be seen in the parade.

Taken on 2015-08-12 *
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