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Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen

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Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
Part of the Yemeni Civil War and the Yemeni Crisis
Air strike in Sana'a 11-5-2015.jpg
An airstrike in Sana'a on 11 May 2015
Yemeni Civil War.svg
The military situation in Yemen on 12 February 2017.
(Note that Houthi forces also control border areas in Saudi Arabia not shown on the map.)
  Controlled by Houthi (Ansar Allah) and Saleh loyalists
  Controlled by Hadi loyalists
  Controlled by Al-Qaeda/Ansar al-Sharia forces
(See also a )
Date 26 March 2015 – ongoing
(2 years, 7 months, 1 week and 1 day)
  • Operation Decisive Storm
    26 March – 21 April 2015
    (3 weeks and 6 days)
  • Operation Restoring Hope
    22 April 2015 – present
    (2 years, 6 months, 1 week and 5 days)
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
Belligerents

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates UAE
 Bahrain
 Kuwait
 Qatar (until 2017)
 Egypt
 Jordan
 Morocco
 Senegal
 Sudan
Supported by:
 United States

  •  U.S. Navy(limited involvement – logistic support and assistance with the naval blockade of Houthi-held territories)

 United Kingdom (intelligence, logistical support, weapons, and blockade)
 Canada (weapons sales)
 Turkey
 China (weapons sales)
 Germany (weapons sales)
Logistical Support:
 Djibouti
 Eritrea
 Somalia
 France


In support of:
Yemen Yemen
(Hadi government)

Non-state co-belligerents:

 Yemen
(Revolutionary Committee/Supreme Political Council)

Alleged support:
 Iran
Hezbollah
Commanders and leaders

Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud
Saudi Arabia Lt. Gen. Muhammad Al Shaalan 
Saudi Arabia Maj. Gen. Abdulrahman bin Saad al-Shahrani 
Saudi Arabia Brig. Gen. Ahmad Asiri
Saudi Arabia Brig. Gen. Ibrahim Hamzi 
Saudi Arabia Col. Abdullah al-Sahian 
Saudi Arabia Col. Hassan Ghasoum Ageeli 
Saudi Arabia Lt. Col. Abdullah al-Balwi 
United Arab Emirates Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
United Arab Emirates Col. Mohammed Ali al-Kitbi 
United Arab Emirates/Australia Cmdr. Mike Hindmarsh
Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Bahrain Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa (WIA)
Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Sudan Omar al-Bashir
Jordan Abdullah II
Morocco Mohamed VI
Senegal Macky Sall


Yemen Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
Yemen Mahmoud al-Subaihi (POW)
Yemen Gen. Ali Mohsen Al-Ahmar

Yemen Gen. Abd Rabbo Hussein 
Yemen Gen. Ahmad Seif Al-Yafei  
Yemen Maj. Gen. Abdul-Rab al-Shadadi 
Yemen Brig. Gen. Hameed al-Qushaibi 
Yemen Cmdr. Jarallah Salhi 
Yemen Capt. Zafir Mansour Ahmed Al-Turki 

Yemen Mohammed Ali al-Houthi (2015–2016)
Yemen Saleh Ali al-Sammad (from 2016)
Yemen Mohamed al-Atafi (from 2016)
Yemen Hussein Khairan (2015–2016)
Yemen Sharaf Luqman
Yemen Ali Al-Jaifi
Yemen Hussein al-Ezzi

Yemen Abdul Razzaq Al-Marwani
Yemen Abu Ali al-Hakim
Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh
Yemen Ali Raymi 
Yemen Ahmed Ali Saleh
Abdul-Malik al-Houthi
Ibrahim Badr Al-Houthi 
Abdullah Qayed al-Fadeea 
Maj. Gen. Hasan Abdullah Almalsi