The

Yemeni crisis 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 group ...

refers to events of the

Houthi insurgency in Yemen The Houthi insurgency, also known as the Houthi rebellion, the Sa'dah Wars, or the Sa'dah conflict, was a military rebellion pitting Zaidi Shia Houthis (though the movement also includes Sunnis) against the Yemeni military that began in Nor ...

, the

Yemeni revolution The Yemeni revolution (or Yemeni intifada) followed the initial stages of the Tunisian revolution and occurred simultaneously with the 2011 Egyptian revolution and other Arab Spring, Arab Spring protests in the Middle East and North Africa. ...

, the

Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen , image = Yemeni Civil War.svg , width = 480px , image_size = 300px , caption = Political and military control in Yemen i ...

and the

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 ...

2011

Timeline of the Yemeni revolution (23 September – December 2011) The following is a timeline of the 2011–2012 Yemeni revolution from 23 September through December 2011. The Yemeni revolution was a series of major protests, political tensions, and armed clashes taking place in Yemen, which began in Januar ...

Timeline of the Yemeni revolution (3 June – 22 September 2011) The following is a timeline of the 2011–2012 Yemeni revolution from 3 June through 22 September 2011. The Yemeni revolution was a series of major protests, political tensions, and armed clashes taking place in Yemen, which began in January ...

Timeline of the Yemeni revolution (January – 2 June 2011) {{Short description, Events of 2011 and 2012 A timeline of the Yemeni revolution spans the following four articles related to the Yemeni revolution: * Timeline of the Yemeni revolution (January – 2 June 2011), a chronology from the start of prot ...

2012

Timeline of the Yemeni revolution (January – 27 February 2012) The following is a timeline of the 2011–2012 Yemeni revolution from January to 27 February 2012. The Yemeni revolution was a series of major protests, political tensions, and armed clashes taking place in Yemen, which began in January 2011 ...

2013

2013 mortal casualties, related with Ansar al-Sharia uprising 133-150+. :28 July-04 August – 17 Al-Qaeda suspects killed in drone attack. :September 20 attacks – 21 killed. :October 15 – 1 police officer killed in shootout. :October 17 – 1 soldier killed. :October 18 – 12 soldiers killed in suicide bombing. :December 5 – 52 killed in attack on defense ministry.

2014

During 2014 there were 317+ casualties in the Ansar al-Sharia insurgency, 654+ casualties in the Shia (Houthi) rebellion and 55+ killed in the

2015

*On 15 February 2015, South Yemen separatists abducted 12 military officer in the area of Al-Habelin, Lahj. *On 16 February 2015, popular committees rebels raided the city of Zunjubar, Abyan governorate, expelling the local garrison of Special Security Forces. Government troops surrendered without offering any resistance. * Sana'a bombing took place on 20 March 2015, targeting Shi'a mosques in the capital of Yemen, killing over 120 people and wounding many more.

2023

* In November, Houthi rebels claimed to have seized an Israeli cargo ship in the Red Sea. Israel denied that the ship and crew were Israeli. The IDF claimed the ship was on its way to India from Turkey. In the following months, the Houthis carried out numerous attacks on merchant vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, stating that the actions were in support of Palestinians in the

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2024

* In January, the US and UK began to target Houthi rebels in retaliation for Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea.

2025

* Under US President

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, the US redesignated the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. The label had previously been lifted by then-President

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in 2021, citing the need to end the Yemeni humanitarian crisis. * In March, US government plans for airstrikes on the Houthis were leaked after journalist

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was mistakenly added to a

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chat by National Security Advisor

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. Goldberg claims the plans were classified. Two months later, Mike Waltz resigned as National Security Advisor, and was nominated for

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. * In May, a ceasefire between the United States and Ansar Allah went into effect.

References

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