The warring factions are composed of the Mujahideen Al-Zeki, an Al-Afad loyalist group attempting to re-establish the old regime; and the Anser Al-Ra’id, a northern ethnic Zeki faction  seeking northern ethnic Zeki independence in the province of Tien Hamir under his rule.
ðə wˈɔːɹɪŋ fˈækʃənz ɑːɹ kəmpˈoʊzd ʌvðə mjˈuːdʒɐhˌɪdiːn ˈælzˈɛki, ɐn ˈælɐfˈæd lˈɔɪəlˌɪst ɡɹˈuːp ɐtˈɛmptɪŋ tə ɹˌiːɪstˈæblɪʃ ðɪ ˈoʊld ɹeɪʒˈiːm; ænd ðɪ ˈænsɚɹ ˈælɹˈæɪd, ɐ nˈɔːɹðɚn ˈɛθnɪk zˈɛki fˈækʃən sˈiːkɪŋ nˈɔːɹðɚn ˈɛθnɪk zˈɛki ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns ɪnðə pɹˈɑːvɪns ʌv tˈaɪn hˈæmɪɹ ˌʌndɚ hɪz ɹˈuːl.