Conflict in Najran

Conflict in Najran, Jizan, Asir is an armed conflict between troops of Saudi Arabia and Houthi insurgents in the province Najran of Saudi Arabia, and also rocket attacks on border territories of Najran. 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.

On 20 June, fighters of the Ahrar Najran movement reportedly seized Lookout Outpost in the south of the Kingdom. On 25 July, Saudi interior sources informed of the death of five Border Guards by were slain by hostile forces.

On 11 August 2016, after a 1-year border ceasefire, clashes began and Houthis gained entrance to the west side of Najran, Najran.

On 16 August, Houthi shelling killed seven civilians in Saudi Arabia. Two days later Houthi fighters advanced 15 Km deep into Najran according to a source close to them.

On 21 August, Houthis fired a Tochka ballistic missile at a Saudi encampment in Najran which killed at least 50 Saudi soldiers.

On 28 August, Saudi officials say a rocket fired from Yemen hit a family's home in Saudi Arabia, killing two children and wounding five other people.

On 30 August media close to the Houthi forces published a video showing clashes in the Asir region, with images of dead KSA soldiers and claiming dozens of Saudi Arabian casualties.