Yemeni Civil War may refer to several historical events which have taken place in
Yemen
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...
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Alwaziri coup
The Alwaziri coup ( ''al-thawra ad-dustūr al-Yamaniyya''), also referred as the Yahya clan coup was a violent dynasty overthrow attempt in the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen in 1948, which caused around 5,000 fatalities. During the coup attempt ...
, February – March 1948
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Yemeni–Adenese clan violence, 1956–60
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North Yemen Civil War
The North Yemen Civil War ( ar, ثورة 26 سبتمبر, Thawra 26 Sabtambar, 26 September Revolution) was fought in North Yemen from 1962 to 1970 between partisans of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom and supporters of the Yemen Arab Republic. The ...
, 1962–70
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Aden Emergency
The Aden Emergency, also known as the Radfan Uprising (), was an armed rebellion by NLF and FLOSY during the Cold War against the Federation of South Arabia, a protectorate of the United Kingdom, which now forms part of Yemen.
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, 1963–67
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North Yemen-South Yemen Border Conflict of 1972
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Yemenite War of 1972
The First Yemenite War was a short military conflict between the Yemen Arab Republic (YAR; North Yemen) and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY; South Yemen).Gause, GregorySaudi-Yemeni relations: domestic structures and foreign influ ...
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NDF Rebellion
The NDF Rebellion was an uprising in the Yemen Arab Republic by the National Democratic Front, under Yahya Shami, between 1978 and 1982.
History 1978 start
The rebellion began in 1978, following the death of Ahmad al-Ghashmi and the rise to ...
, 1978–82
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Yemenite War of 1979
The Second Yemenite War was a short military conflict between the Yemen Arab Republic (YAR; North Yemen) and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY; South Yemen). The war developed out of a breakdown in relations between the two countr ...
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South Yemen Civil War, January 13–25, 1986
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Yemeni Civil War (1994)
The Yemeni Civil War was a civil war fought between the two Yemeni forces of the pro-union northern and the socialist separatist southern Yemeni states and their supporters. The war resulted in the defeat of the southern armed forces, the re ...
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Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen
The Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen is an ongoing armed conflict between the Yemeni government, the United States and their allies, and al-Qaeda-affiliated cells in Yemen. It is a part of the Global War on Terror.
Government crackdown against ...
, 1998–2014
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Houthi insurgency in Yemen, 2004–15
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South Yemen insurgency
The South Yemen insurgency is a term used by the Yemeni government to describe the protests and attacks on government forces in southern Yemen, ongoing since 27 April 2009. Although the violence has been blamed on elements within the souther ...
, 2009–15
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Yemeni Crisis (2011–present)
The Yemeni Crisis began with the 2011–2012 revolution against President Abdullah Saleh, who had led Yemen for 33 years. After Saleh left office in early 2012 as part of a mediated agreement between the Yemeni government and opposition grou ...
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Yemeni Revolution
The Yemeni Revolution ( intifada), also known as the Yemeni Revolution of Dignity followed the initial stages of the Tunisian Revolution and occurred simultaneously with the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 and other Arab Spring protests in the ...
, 2011–12
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Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)
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, partof = the Yemeni Crisis, Arab Winter, War on terror, and the Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict
, image = Yemeni Civil War.svg
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Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, March 26, 2015 – ongoing
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Lahij insurgency
The Lahij insurgency was a guerrilla war waged by tribesmen loyal to Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi against the Houthis and Yemen Army units loyal to Ali Abdullah Saleh, who controlled most of the Lahij Governorate of Yemen.
In late July, Pro-Hadi f ...
, March 27 – August 4, 2015
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Aden unrest (2015–2019), October 6, 2015 – August 29, 2019
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Hadramaut insurgency, April 26, 2016 – April 29, 2018
See also
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Insurgency in Yemen (disambiguation)
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List of wars involving Yemen
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Yemen War (disambiguation)
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