The Yemeni Civil War began in 2014, when Houthi rebels, drawing on longstanding grievances of Yemen's Zaidi Shia minority, seized the capital Sana'a and forced the internationally recognized government of President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi into exile. A Saudi Arabia-led coalition intervened militarily in 2015 in support of Hadi's government, while the conflict fragmented further with the involvement of southern separatists and al-Qaeda-linked militants operating in parts of the country. The war produced one of the world's most severe humanitarian crises, marked by blockade, famine and disease, and a fragile United Nations-brokered truce beginning in 2022 substantially reduced large-scale fighting even though a comprehensive political settlement between the warring Yemeni parties had not been reached as of this description.
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CombatantsHouthi rebels; Yemeni government of Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi; Saudi-led coalition 2 Classification
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1. Yemeni civil war (2014-present) (Wikipedia)
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The Yemeni civil war (Arabic: الحرب الأهلية اليمنية, romanized: al-ḥarb al-ʾahlīyah al-yamanīyah) is an ongoing multilateral civil war that began in late 2014 mainly between the Rashad al-Alimi-led Presidential Leadership Council and the Mahdi al-Mashat-led Supreme Political Council, along with their respective supporters and allies.
2. Yemeni Civil War - Britannica
Start Date section
In September of 2014, after a brief battle, the Houthis took control of Sanaa, officially starting the Yemeni Civil War
Saudi-Led Coalition Intervention section
a coalition of Gulf states led by Saudi Arabia launched a campaign of economic isolation and air strikes against the Houthi insurgents
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Houthi rebels, drawing on longstanding grievances of Yemen's Zaidi Shia minority, seized the capital
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Saudi-led intervention in Yemen
Southern Giants Brigades (Wikipedia)
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Pro-government militia in the Yemeni Civil War
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On July 22, 2017, Houthi rebels fired a Burkan-2H missile for the first time, targeting an oil refining facility in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.
Hwasong-6 (Wikipedia)
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North Korean Hwasong-6 missiles bought in the 1980s and 1990s. These were used against the
Zastava M93 Black Arrow (Wikipedia)
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Used by the internationally recognized government and Houthi forces in the Yemeni civil war
AT-1K Raybolt (source article)
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In 2018, the Raybolt was used in the Yemeni Civil War by the Royal Saudi Armed Forces against the Houthis.
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Yemeni Civil War (2015-present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
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