This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Yemen and its predecessor states.
Predecessor states +DateName of the battlePart of1st combattant2nd combattantResult570Siege of Sanaa (570)Aksumite–Persian warsSasanian EmpireKingdom of AksumSasanian victory26 February 1548Capture of Aden (1548)Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–1560) (Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations)Ottoman EmpirePortuguese Empire7 April 1548Battle of al-Shihr (1548)/Portuguese Empire and Mahra SultanateKathiriPortuguese victoryJanuary 1551Battle of Bab al-MandabOttoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–1560) (Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations)Portuguese EmpireOttoman EmpireOttoman victoryFebruary 1558Attack on Mocha1560
North Yemen ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2ResultHead of State 1931 Saudi–Yemeni border skirmish(1931) Kingdom of Yemen Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd Unclear Military outcome unclear Status quo ante bellum Najran conflict(1931/1932) Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd Inconclusive Saudi–Yemeni war (1934)(1934) Supported by: Saudi victory Treaty of Taif signed on 14 June 1934: Jizan, Asir, and Najran become provinces of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia leaves and returns control of Hajjah and Hodeidah to Yemen Enforcement of a 20 years non-aggression pact Yemen pays Saudi Arabia 100,000 British pounds in war indemnities 1948 Arab–Israeli War(1948–1949)
Oren 2003, p. 5. All-Palestine Protectorate Holy War Army
Gelber, pp. 55, 200, 239 Morris, Benny (2008), 1948: The First Arab-Israeli War, Yale University Press, p. 205, New Haven, .Irregulars: Arab Liberation Army Al-Najjada Holy War Army
Before 26 May 1948: Yishuv Paramilitary groups: Haganah Palmach Hish Him Irgun Lehi Allied Bedouin tribesPalestine Post, "Israel's Bedouin Warriors", Gene Dison, August 12, 1948After 26 May 1948: Israel Defense Forces Minorities Unit Foreign volunteers: Mahal Defeat Israeli victory Establishment of the State of Israel Partial Jordanian victoryAnita Shapira, L'imaginaire d'Israël : histoire d'une culture politique (2005), Latroun : la mémoire de la bataille, Chap. III. 1 l'événement pp. 91–96Benny Morris (2008), p. 419. Jordanian annexation of the West Bank Palestinian defeat 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight Beginning of the Palestinian Fedayeen insurgency Establishment of the State of Israel, Jordanian annexation of the West Bank, Egyptian occupation of the Gaza Strip North Yemen civil war(1962–1970) Republican victory First Yemenite War(1972) Status quo ante bellum NDF Rebellion(1978–1982) Islamic FrontSupported by: National Democratic Front Revolutionary Democratic Party of Yemen Organisation of Yemeni Revolutionary Resistors Popular Vanguard Labour Party Popular Democratic Union Government victory Second Yemenite War(1979) South Yemeni victory
South Yemen ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2ResultHead of Government Aden Emergency(1963–1967) National Liberation Front (NLF) Front for the Liberation of Occupied South Yemen (FLOSY)Supported by: United Arab Republic
South Arabian LeagueSupported by: Yemeni NLF victory British withdrawal Independence of South Yemen Al-Wadiah War(1969) Supported by: (air support) Saudi victory al-Wadiah and Sharurah captured by Saudi forces First Yemenite War(1972) Status quo ante bellum Lebanese Civil War(1976–1977) Lebanese Armed Forces
Arab Deterrent Force (from 1976)Mays, Terry M. Historical Dictionary of Multinational Peacekeeping. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1996, pp. 9–10 (from 1976) Sudan (from 1976) (from 1976) Libya (1976 only) (1976–1977)
Army of Free LebanonSouth Lebanon Army (from 1977)
Lebanese National Movement PLO ASALA
Syria (1976) Amal Movement PNSF Lebanese Forces – Executive Command Withdrawal South Yemen withdraws from the ADF force in 1977 Syria occupies northern/eastern Lebanon until 30 April 2005 Ogaden War(1977–1978) Ethiopian victory Somalia breaks all ties with the Soviet Bloc and the Second World (except China and Romania). Beginning of the Somali Rebellion Second Yemenite War(1979) South Yemeni victory South Yemeni crisis(1986) al-Zomrah faction of the Yemeni Socialist Party al-Toghmah faction of the Yemeni Socialist Party al-Toghmah faction victory Defeat of al-Zomrah faction and their exile to the Yemen Arab Republic Death of Abdul Fattah Ismail, Ali Antar, Saleh Moslih, and Ali Shayi' Assumption of power by Ali Salem al-Beidh and Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas
Unified Yemen ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2ResultHead of State Yemeni Civil War(1994) Democratic Republic of Yemen Yemeni Socialist Party Unionist victory Hanish Islands conflict(1995) Eritrean military victory Eritrean occupation of Greater Hanish until 1998. The Permanent Court of Arbitration determined that most of the archipelago belonged to Yemen, while some small islands closest to Eritrea belonged to Eritrea. Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen(1998"al-Qaeda's Yemeni affiliate, the Islamic Army of Aden-Abyan (IAA), has executed a number of spectacular attacks against Western interests in recent years. It was responsible for the 1998 kidnapping of sixteen Western tourists in the southern province of Abyan, the USS Cole bombing in 2000, and an assault on the French tanker the Limburg in 2002, among other attacks. Despite these international strikes, the IAA is the classic al-Qaeda affiliate: a local phenomenon that assists the larger jihadi network in its war against the West." – present) (internationally recognized; led by the PLC since 2022) Yemeni Armed Forces Republican GuardMultiple sources: General People's Congress (anti-Houthi) STC (2022–present)
Yemeni National Resistance (2017–present) Tihamah Resistance Giants Brigades Hadhramaut Tribal Alliance Al-Islah Bani Dhabyan Saleh loyalists (2017–present) Popular Resistance Committees Popular Committees
Supported by:
"US special forces secretly deployed to assist Saudi Arabia in Yemen conflict". The Independent. 3 May 2018. (Special Forces)
Расстрелянные в Йемене белорусы работали по официальным контрактам // РИА Новости, 27 ноября 2013Два белоруса стали жертвами нападения в Йемене: один убит, второй в критическом состоянии // TUT.BY, 26 ноября 2013Военные, которые пострадали в Йемене, работали по белорусскому контракту TUT.BY, 27 ноября 2013
STC (2017–2022) al-Qaeda AQAP Ansar al-Sharia Islamic Emirate of Yemen Aden-Abyan Islamic Army Council of Sunni Scholars and al-Jama'a Hadrami Domestic Council faction al-Dhahab tribesmen Supported by: al-Shabaab(2009–present) (alleged) al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb(2009–2017) al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent(2014–present) Al-Nusra Front(2012–2017) Alleged Support: (denied) (denied)
Supreme Political Council (formerly SRC)
General People's Congress (pro-Houthi) Saleh loyalists (until 2017) Pro-Houthi Popular Committees Sanaa-GPC forces
Islamic State - Yemen Province Ongoing Escalation into crisis and civil war Yemeni Crisis begins in late January 2011 On 31 March 2011, AQAP declared the Islamic Emirate of Yemen First Sa'dah War(2004) Houthis Government victory Death of Hussein al-Houthi Second Sa'dah War(2005) Houthis Government victory Houthis surrender after signing a deal"al-Shabab al-Mum'en / Shabab al-Moumineen (Believing Youth)". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 29 December 2009. Third Sa'dah War(2005–2006) Houthis Government victory Fighting ends before Presidential election Fourth Sa'dah War(2007) Houthis Government victory Rebel leaders go into exile Fifth Sa'dah War(2008) Houthis Stalemate Yemeni government declares unilateral ceasefire Sixth Sa'dah War(2009–2010) Hashed tribesmenAlleged support:HouthisAlleged support: Iran Quds Force StalemateZimmerman, Katherine L. Yemen's Pivotal Moment. Critical Threats Project of the American Enterprise Institute, 2014. Ceasefire after rebels accepted the government's truce conditions. South Yemen insurgency(2009– present) Government Yemen Army Yemeni Republican Guard Yemeni Air Force Yemen Paramilitary Pro-government tribes Al-Islah militias Supported by: Southern Transitional Council (since 2017) Southern Movement Southern Resistance Security Belt Supported by: Ongoing Yemeni Revolution(2011–2012) Government: General People's Congress Yemen Army Yemeni Police Force Central Security Organization Republican Guards Yemeni Air Force Pro-government tribes Opposition: Joint Meeting PartiesJMP . Armiesofliberation.com. Al-Islah Yemeni Socialist Party Southern MovementSouth Yemen movement Protests . Adenyouth.wordpress.com (28 April 2011). HouthisThe crucible of Yemen . Al Jazeera.net. Student activistsYEMEN: Student protests gather strength after deaths . Universityworldnews.com (27 February 2011). HashidAssociates, Menas. (24 May 2011) YEMEN: Hashid tribe clashes with security forces . Menasassociates.blogspot.com. Alliance of Yemeni TribesYemeni tribes form coalition against Saleh. The Straits Times. Defected soldiers Civil Bloc National Dialogue Committee Overthrow of Saleh government Resignation of Prime Minister Mujawar Resignation of MPs from the ruling partyYemen MPs resign over violence , Al Jazeera, 23 February 2011. Occupation of several regions and cities in Yemen by Al-Qaeda and Houthi rebels AQAP declares the Islamic Emirate of Yemen Restructure of the military forces by sacking several of its leaders Approval of President's immunity from prosecution by Yemeni legislators One candidate Presidential election held to replace Saleh as the new president of Yemen; Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi elected and inaugurated Seventh Sa'dah War(2012–2015) Houthis Escalation into full-scale civil war Houthis take control of northern Yemen Yemeni Civil War(2014– present) (internationally-recognized; led by the PLC since 2022) Yemeni Armed Forces Republican Guard GPC STC (2022–present)
National Resistance (2017–present) Tihamah Resistance Giants Brigades Hadhramaut Tribal Alliance Al-Islah Bani Dhabyan Saleh loyalists (2017–present) Popular Resistance Popular Committees
STC (2017–2022) Supreme Political Council (formerly SRC)
GPC (pro-Houthi) Saleh loyalists (until 2017) Pro-Houthi Popular Committees Sanaa-GPC forces
Al-Qaeda and allies AQAP Ansar al-Sharia Council of Scholars of Ahl al-Sunna wal-Jama'ah Hadhrami Domestic council Dhi Na'im tribe Al-Hamiqan tribe
Yemen Province Ongoing, ceasefire since 2 April 2022 with some periodic clashes Houthis take control of Sanaa (2014) Saudi Arabian-led coalition forces intervene from 2015, backing the Hadi-led government Former President Saleh is killed (2017) United Nations announce two-month nationwide truce on 2 April 2022; further extended on 2 June and officially expired in October but still active Hadi-led government resigns (7 April 2022) Transfer of power to the PLC, consisting of STC representatives Rashad al-Alimi becomes President and STC President Aidarus al-Zoubaidi becomes Vice President STC launches an offensive against the Islah party, taking large amounts of territory (August 2022) Negotiations to end the civil war that include all major combatants start in April 2023 after Iran and Saudi Arabia resume diplomatic relations Red Sea crisis begins in 2023 leading to Operation Prosperity Guardian, 2024 missile strikes in Yemen and March 2025 United States attacks in Yemen. Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi(Cabinet of Yemen)Mohammed Ali al-Houthi(SPC)
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