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and continued to be an effective unit in the Yemeni military. The original Giants Forces are no longer officially present and have been broken up and distributed in different areas over the years. The current Giants
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to seize its strategic capital city. After completing military operation Storm of the South the
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in early 2014. The militia is part of the Yemeni Joint Forces and is the largest faction in the formation. The Giants
Brigades also receives extensive support from the
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to lead the country through a transitional period. The leader of the Giants
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The brigades were originally in the former North Yemeni military since the early 1970s. After Yemen unified, these brigades saw intensive action in the
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they began to advance towards the "Bara
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Yemeni militia. Its fighters are mostly
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