The Southern Movement (Arabic: الحراك الجنوبي, romanized: al-Ḥirāk al-Ganūbi), colloquially known as al-Hirak (lit. 'the movement'), is a political movement and paramilitary organization active in the south of Yemen since 2007, demanding secession from the Republic of Yemen and a return to the former independent state of South Yemen. == History == === Background === After the union between South Yemen and North Yemen on May 22, 1990, a civil war broke out in 1994.
The Southern Movement (Arabic: الحراك الجنوبي, romanized: al-Ḥirāk al-Ganūbi), colloquially known as al-Hirak (lit. 'the movement'), is a political movement and paramilitary organization active in the south of Yemen since 2007, demanding secession from the Republic of Yemen and a return to the former independent state of South Yemen. == History == === Background === After the union between South Yemen and North Yemen on May 22, 1990, a civil war broke out in 1994.
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