| Date |
19 March 2015 – present
(1 year, 10 months, 2 weeks and 5 days) |
| Location |
Yemen (excluding Socotra), southern Saudi Arabia (spillovers) |
| Status |
Ongoing
-
Taiz, Mocha, Lahij, Zinjibar, Sana'a, and Ataq fall to the Houthis.
- Saudi-led coalition forces intervene in Yemen to restore Hadi Government.
- Houthis continue offensive southward into Aden and eastward into Marib (Houthi high-water mark), but are halted by international intervention.
- Saudi-led intervention with Pro-Hadi forces recapture Aden, Zinjibar and Lahij and continue counter-offensive towards Houthi held Sana'a
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Mukalla was seized by AQAP
- President Hadi and government officials flee to Saudi Arabia, returning to Aden after its recapture but again being exiled to Riyadh
- AQAP seized Al Houta and Zinjibar in 2015, followed by Azzan, Habban, Ahwar and Shuqrah in early February 2016
- Houthis and pro-Saleh forces seized a strip of Saudi territory in their southern border.
-
Growing Islamist violence in Aden since October 2015
- Ceasefire deal reached on 10 April 2016, but failed
-
Al Houta and Mukalla recaptured from AQAP by Hadi loyalists
- the Saudi-backed government have established a foothold in Saada province, home of the Houthis.
|
Territorial
changes |
As of May 2016: AQAP controls 36% of the country (193,000 km²) |
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