2015 military intervention in Yemen
| War in Yemen |
| Part of the Yemeni Civil War and the Yemeni Crisis
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An airstrike in Sana'a on 11 May 2015
The military situation in Yemen on 5 December 2016. (Note that Houthi forces also control border areas in Saudi Arabia not shown on the map.)
Controlled by Hadi loyalists
(See also a ) |
| Date |
26 March 2015 – ongoing
(1 year, 10 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
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Operation Decisive Storm
26 March – 21 April 2015
(3 weeks and 6 days)
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Operation Restoring Hope
22 April 2015 – present
(1 year, 9 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)
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| Location |
Yemen |
| Status |
Ongoing
- Saudi-led coalition restored the government of Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi in Aden
- Saudi-led coalition continue offensive to retake Yemeni capital Sana'a from Houthis
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| Belligerents |
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 Saudi Arabia
 UAE(until June 2016)
 Bahrain
 Kuwait
 Qatar
 Egypt
 Jordan
 Morocco
 Senegal
 Sudan
Mercenaries
Supported by:
 United States
 Djibouti
(logistical)
 Eritrea
(logistical)
 Somalia
(logistical)
 United Kingdom (intelligence, weapons, and blockade)
 France
(logistical support)
 Canada
(weapons)
 Turkey
In support of:
 Yemen
(Hadi government)
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Yemen
(Revolutionary Committee/Supreme Political Council)
 Ahrar al-Najran Movement
Supported by:
 Iran (denied by Iran)
(non-combat)
 Russia
 North Korea
(weapons and logistical support)
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| Commanders and leaders |
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Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud
Lt. Gen. Muhammad Al Shaalan †
Maj. Gen. Abdulrahman bin Saad al-Shahrani †
Brig. Gen. Ahmad Asiri
Brig. Gen. Ibrahim Hamzi †
Col. Abdullah al-Sahian †
Col. Hassan Ghasoum Ageeli †
Lt. Col. Abdullah al-Balwi †
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Col. Mohammed Ali al-Kitbi †
/ Cmdr. Mike Hindmarsh
Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa (WIA)
Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Omar al-Bashir
Abdullah II
Mohamed VI
Macky Sall
Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
Mahmoud al-Subaihi (POW)
Gen. Ali Mohsen Al-Ahmar
Gen. Abd Rabbo Hussein †
Maj. Gen. Abdul-Rab al-Shadadi †
Brig. Gen. Hameed al-Qushaibi †
Cmdr. Jarallah Salhi †
Capt. Zafir Mansour Ahmed Al-Turki †
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Mohammed Ali al-Houthi (2015-2016)
Saleh Ali al-Sammad (from 2016)
Mohamed al-Atafi (from 2016)
Hussein Khairan (2015-2016)
Sharaf Luqman
Ali Al-Jaifi
Hussein al-Ezzi
Abdul Razzaq Al-Marwani
Abu Ali al-Hakim
Ali Abdullah Saleh
Ali Raymi †
Ahmed Ali Saleh
 Abdul-Malik al-Houthi
Ibrahim Badr Al-Houthi †
Abdullah Qayed al-Fadeea †
 Maj. Gen. Hasan Abdullah Almalsi †
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| Strength |
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100 warplanes and 150,000 troops
30 warplanes, 1 brigade and 1,800 mercenaries from Latin America
15 warplanes 300 troops
15 warplanes
10 warplanes, 1,000 troops
4 warships, 800 troops and
an unknown number of warplanes
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