A/HRC/42/17 14 Abdulhafedh AlFaqeeh Influence, Islah leader77 Ta’izz 15 Abdu Farhan “Salem” Influence, Islah Leader78 Ta’izz g. Main Actors in al-Hudaydah Governorate Name Position Location 1 Abdulrahman bin Saleh al-Mahrami Yafi'i , aka Abu Zerah79 Giants Forces Commander West Coast, al-Hudaydah 2 Ra’ed al-Habhi 1st Giants Brigade81 The coast-alDurayhimi 3 Hamdi Shukri82 2nd Giants Brigade Zabid-alJarahi 4 Abd Ruhman allahji83 3rd Giants Brigade The coast- alDurayhimi 5 Nizar al-Wajeh 4th Giants Brigade Tuhayta84 6 Mohammed Albokri Fazzah85 7 Brigadier General Tariq Saleh 5th Giants Brigade National Resistance Forces86 8 Ali al-Kanini 7th Giants Brigade Hays88 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 Date Assumed Role/Remarks The Giants “Al Amaliqah” Brigades are comprised of between 20,000 and 28,000 fighters80 The Third Brigade is supported by Nabil Mashouchi Jah/Fazzah87 Ibid. Ibid. https://abaadstudies.org/news-59781.html; see also https://www.facebook.com/as118833/; https://www.facebook.com/as118833/videos/1104347846371558/?v=1104347846371558; https://twitter.com/samwrax/status/1007530583902351360; https://twitter.com/mohammedalqadhi/status/1008997894404403201; http://en.adenpress.news/news/271; and https://www.janes.com/article/84439/uae-backed-yemenioperation-making-progress-in-al-hudaydah. https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/who-are-uae-backed-forces-fighting-western-front-yemen. https://abaadstudies.org/news-59781.html; see also https://almasdaronline.com/article/sourceassignment-of-major-general-haitham-qassem-as-a-commander-of-a-military-council-leadingcombat-operations-on-the-west-coast; andhttps://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/who-are-uae-backedforces-fighting-western-front-yemen. Ibid. Ibid. United Nations document S/2019/206. https://abaadstudies.org/news-59781.html; see also https://almasdaronline.com/article/sourceassignment-of-major-general-haitham-qassem-as-a-commander-of-a-military-council-leadingcombat-operations-on-the-west-coast; and https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/who-are-uae-backedforces-fighting-western-front-yemen. Ibid. United Nations document S/2019/206. Ibid. 29