The Yemeni Republican Guard (YRG; Arabic: الحرس الجمهوري اليمني, romanized: al-Ḥaras al-Jumhūrī al-Yamanī), formerly known as the Strategic Reserve Forces (Arabic: قوات الاحتياطي الاستراتيجي, romanized: Qūwāt al-Iḥtiyāṭī al-Istirātījī), was an elite praetorian guard unit in the Yemen Army.

[6] On November 21, anti-government forces stormed a Republican Guard barracks situated in Nahm, a town 70 km northeast of the capital Sana'a.

Planes loyal to the regime of Saleh launched several retaliatory strikes against the anti-government forces, who returned anti-aircraft fire using captured base equipment.

After Saleh's death, Republican Guard forces reportedly started fighting against the Houthis, capturing many areas in Al Hudaydah city.

The Yemeni republican guard and the central security forces have joined to form the 'guardians of the republic' which is Tareq Saleh's private army.

The RG command structure in April 2012[14][15] The Republican Guard consists of 20 Brigades: This organization was changed in 2015, just before the outbreak of the Yemeni Civil War.