Who is named on the ground

Groups, units and organisations named in footage geolocated by GeoConfirmed and in the Telegram and X posts it cites. For each: who leads it, what it belongs to, who it appears with.

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named actors

90 days

images naming one

109

out of 121

publications

Telegram and X naming one

with a public record

of the 28 first

01Most named

An image counts once per actor, whether it is in GeoConfirmed's unit list, in the description or in the original post. Trend: against the 90 days before.

#	Actor	Images	Posts	Leadership	Mostly seen
1	Houthispolitical movement · Yemen	58	19	Abd al-Malik al-Houthi	Yemen
2	Ansar AllahOther · Saudi Arabia	17		no record	Yemen
3	Government of Yemengovernment · Yemen	17		·	Yemen
4	Yemeni Armed ForcesCorps, armies, forces · Yemen	14		no record	Yemen
5	Saudi Air ForceAir force · Saudi Arabia	9		no record	Yemen
6	Southern Giants BrigadeBrigades, regiments, battalions · Yemen	7		no record	Yemen
7	22nd Infantry BrigadeBrigades, regiments, battalions	3		no record	Yemen
8	Giants BrigadeBrigades, regiments, battalions	3		no record	Yemen
9	National Resistance ForcesCorps, armies, forces	3		no record	Yemen
10	Homeland Shield Forcesmilitary unit	2		·	Yemen
11	NATO Response Forcemilitary unit	2		Tod D. Wolters	Yemen
12	National Science Foundationindependent agency of the United States government · United States of America	2		Kelvin Droegemeier	Yemen
13	Royal Saudi Air ForceAir force · Saudi Arabia	2		record to read	Yemen
14	Yemeni Air Forceair force · Yemen	2		·	Yemen
15	(NSF/NRF)Other	1		no record	Yemen
16	1st Division of the National Resistance ForcesBrigades, regiments, battalions	1		no record	Yemen
17	22nd Yemeni Infantry BrigadeBrigades, regiments, battalions · Yemen	1		no record	Yemen
18	3rd Division Yemen Emergency ForcesBrigades, regiments, battalions · Yemen	1		no record	Yemen
19	3rd Emergency Brigade of the 7th DivisionBrigades, regiments, battalions	1		no record	Yemen
20	Fifth Military RegionCorps, armies, forces	1		no record	Yemen
21	Popular Resistance ForcesCorps, armies, forces	1		no record	Yemen
22	Presidential Leadership Council (PLC)Other	1		record to read	Yemen
23	Saudi affiliated militiaOther · Saudi Arabia	1		no record	Yemen
24	Southern Giants BrigadesBrigades, regiments, battalions	1		record to read	Yemen
25	The Southern Giants BrigadeBrigades, regiments, battalions	1		no record	Yemen
26	YAF 5th Military RegionCorps, armies, forces	1		no record	Yemen
27	Yemen National Army 6th Military Region CommandCorps, armies, forces · Yemen	1		no record	Yemen
28	Yemeni Armed Forces - 6th Military RegionCorps, armies, forces · Yemen	1		no record	Yemen

02Records of the first twenty

Leadership, founders and affiliations from Wikidata; allies and opponents from the English Wikipedia infobox. A unit without a record is shown as GeoConfirmed names it.

Houthis

political movement · Yemen · since 1994 · HQ Saada

58images
19 posts

Yemeni Islamist organization.

Leadership: Abd al-Malik al-Houthi (since 2004)
Founded by: Hussein al-Houthi (died 2004)
affiliation: Axis of Resistance
Designated terrorist by: Yemen, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, United States, Canada, Israel
Appears with: Government of Yemen (13)
Ansar Allah (8)other side
Yemeni Armed Forces (3)
Saudi Air Force (2)other side
Mostly seen: Yemen (47), Saudi Arabia (8) · Aug 9 → Oct 25
Latest images: Oct 25, Abha Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia)
Oct 25, Yasaihar (Yemen)
Oct 25, Yasaihar (Yemen)

Sources : Wikidata Q3042087 · Wikipédia

Ansar Allah

Other · Saudi Arabia

17images

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « Ansar Allah ». No record attached : no public record under this name.

Appears with: Houthis (8)other side
Southern Giants Brigade (4)other side
22nd Infantry Brigade (3)
Yemeni Armed Forces (3)other side
Mostly seen: Yemen (15), Saudi Arabia (2) · Oct 19 → Oct 30
Latest images: Oct 30, Yemen
Oct 27, Yemen
Oct 27, Murad (Yemen)

Government of Yemen

government · Yemen

17images

National government.

Appears with: Houthis (13)
Yemeni Armed Forces (1)
Mostly seen: Yemen (17) · Oct 5 → Oct 17
Latest images: Oct 17, Dar Qashimiyah (Yemen)
Oct 15, Aden (Yemen)
Oct 15, Taizz (Yemen)

Sources : Wikidata Q28492198 · Wikipédia

Yemeni Armed Forces

Corps, armies, forces · Yemen

14images

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « Yemeni Armed Forces ». No record attached : no public record under this name.

Appears with: Ansar Allah (3)other side
Houthis (3)
Southern Giants Brigade (2)
Government of Yemen (1)
Mostly seen: Yemen (14) · Aug 27 → Nov 4
Latest images: Nov 4, Yemen
Nov 2, Murad (Yemen)
Oct 27, Yemen

Saudi Air Force

Air force · Saudi Arabia

9images

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « Saudi Air Force ». No record attached : no public record under this name.

Appears with: Houthis (2)other side
Ansar Allah (1)
Mostly seen: Yemen (6), Saudi Arabia (2) · Oct 1 → Oct 27
Latest images: Oct 27, Tuwaiq (Saudi Arabia)
Oct 25, Abha Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia)
Oct 18, Mocha (at sea)

Southern Giants Brigade

Brigades, regiments, battalions · Yemen

7images

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « Southern Giants Brigade ». No record attached : no public record under this name.

Appears with: Ansar Allah (4)other side
Yemeni Armed Forces (2)
Houthis (1)
Mostly seen: Yemen (7) · Oct 18 → Nov 2
Latest images: Nov 2, Murad (Yemen)
Oct 27, Murad (Yemen)
Oct 21, Murad (Yemen)

22nd Infantry Brigade

Brigades, regiments, battalions

3images

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « 22nd Infantry Brigade ». No record attached : several possible records.

Appears with: Ansar Allah (3)
Houthis (2)
Mostly seen: Yemen (3) · Oct 25 → Oct 30
Latest images: Oct 30, Yemen
Oct 25, Yasaihar (Yemen)
Oct 25, Yasaihar (Yemen)

Giants Brigade

Brigades, regiments, battalions

3images

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « Giants Brigade ». No record attached : no public record under this name.

Mostly seen: Yemen (3) · Sep 17
Latest images: Sep 17, Dar Qashimiyah (Yemen)
Sep 17, Dar Qashimiyah (Yemen)
Sep 17, Dar Qashimiyah (Yemen)

National Resistance Forces

Corps, armies, forces

3images

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « National Resistance Forces ». No record attached : no public record under this name.

Mostly seen: Yemen (3) · Sep 24
Latest images: Sep 24, Dar Qashimiyah (Yemen)
Sep 24, Dar Qashimiyah (Yemen)
Sep 24, Dar Qashimiyah (Yemen)

Homeland Shield Forces

military unit

2images

Yemeni military force.

Mostly seen: Yemen (2) · Sep 25
Latest images: Sep 25, Dar Qashimiyah (Yemen)
Sep 25, Habayshayah (Yemen)

Sources : Wikidata Q141449373 · Wikipédia

NATO Response Force

military unit · since 2003 · HQ Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum

2images

Mulitinational military unit in NATO.

Leadership: Tod D. Wolters (Supreme Allied Commander Europe)
parent organisation: NATO
part of: NATO
Mostly seen: Yemen (2) · Aug 25 → Aug 26
Latest images: Aug 26, Hays (Yemen)
Aug 25, المشاوز (Yemen)

Sources : Wikidata Q573044 · Wikipédia

National Science Foundation

independent agency of the United States government · United States of America · since 1950

2images

United States government agency.

Leadership: Kelvin Droegemeier
branches and subsidiaries: High Energy Physics Advisory Panel, American Institute of Mathematics, Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation, Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute, Office of Budget, Finance and Award Management, National Science Foundation Directorate for Biological Sciences, National Science Foundation Directorate of Computer and Information Science and Engineering, National Science Foundation Directorate for Education and Human Resources
Mostly seen: Yemen (2) · Sep 11 → Sep 18
Latest images: Sep 18, العذير (Yemen)
Sep 11, Al Mashāwilah (Yemen)

Sources : Wikidata Q304878 · Wikipédia

Royal Saudi Air Force

Air force · Saudi Arabia

2images

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « Royal Saudi Air Force ». Attached to Wikidata record Q1414724, read at the next run.

Appears with: Houthis (2)other side
Mostly seen: Yemen (2) · Sep 14 → Oct 9
Latest images: Oct 9, Bayt Dahrah (Yemen)
Sep 14, Al Barar (Yemen)

Yemeni Air Force

air force · Yemen

2images

Aerial warfare branch of Yemen's armed forces.

part of: Republic of Yemen Armed Forces
Mostly seen: Yemen (2) · Sep 15 → Sep 17
Latest images: Sep 17, Mocha (Yemen)
Sep 15, Dhubab (Yemen)

Sources : Wikidata Q639225 · Wikipédia

(NSF/NRF)

Other

1images

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « (NSF/NRF) ». No record attached : side not established.

Appears with: Houthis (1)
1st Division of the National Resistance Forces (1)
Mostly seen: Yemen (1) · Oct 1
Latest images: Oct 1, Banī ‘Umar (Yemen)

1st Division of the National Resistance Forces

Brigades, regiments, battalions

1images

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « 1st Division of the National Resistance Forces ». No record attached : no public record under this name.

Appears with: Houthis (1)
(NSF/NRF) (1)
Mostly seen: Yemen (1) · Oct 1
Latest images: Oct 1, Banī ‘Umar (Yemen)

22nd Yemeni Infantry Brigade

Brigades, regiments, battalions · Yemen

1images

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « 22nd Yemeni Infantry Brigade ». No record attached : no public record under this name.

Mostly seen: Yemen (1) · Sep 17
Latest images: Sep 17, Yemen

3rd Division Yemen Emergency Forces

Brigades, regiments, battalions · Yemen

1images

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « 3rd Division Yemen Emergency Forces ». No record attached : no public record under this name.

Appears with: Houthis (1)
Mostly seen: Yemen (1) · Aug 9
Latest images: Aug 9, Yemen

3rd Emergency Brigade of the 7th Division

Brigades, regiments, battalions

1images

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « 3rd Emergency Brigade of the 7th Division ». No record attached : no public record under this name.

Appears with: Houthis (1)
Mostly seen: Yemen (1) · Sep 8
Latest images: Sep 8, Yemen

Fifth Military Region

Corps, armies, forces

1images

Name given by GeoConfirmed : « Fifth Military Region ». No record attached : no public record under this name.

Mostly seen: Yemen (1) · Aug 26
Latest images: Aug 26, مثلث عاهم (Yemen)

03Named together

Pairs of actors named in the same images: often the unit striking and the one struck, sometimes two units on the same side.

Government of Yemen · Houthis	13
Houthis · Ansar Allahopposing sides	8
Ansar Allah · Southern Giants Brigadeopposing sides	4
Ansar Allah · Yemeni Armed Forcesopposing sides	3
22nd Infantry Brigade · Ansar Allah	3
Houthis · Yemeni Armed Forces	3
Southern Giants Brigade · Yemeni Armed Forces	2
22nd Infantry Brigade · Houthis	2
Houthis · Saudi Air Forceopposing sides	2
Royal Saudi Air Force · Houthisopposing sides	2