"2012Z"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . "The Yemeni Republican Guard (Arabic: \u0627\u0644\u062D\u0631\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u062C\u0645\u0647\u0648\u0631\u064A \u0627\u0644\u064A\u0645\u0646\u064A\u200E) is an elite formation of the Yemen Army. It is currently commanded by the former President Ali Abdullah Saleh's son, Ahmed Saleh. It was most notably involved in the 2011 Yemeni uprising, fighting in favour of the Saleh government. The unit was traditionally relied on as the backbone of the regime, and the unit was the best armed and trained in the armed forces."@en . . "30,000\u2013100,000" . "150px" . . "1964Z"^^ . . . . . . . "Yemeni Republican Guard"@en . . . . .