*** Welcome to piglix ***

Yemeni civil war (2015–present)

Yemeni War
Part of the Arab Winter, the Yemeni Crisis and the Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict
Yemeni Civil War.svg
Military situation in Yemen on 12 February 2017
  Controlled by the Hadi-led government and allies
  Controlled by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
  Controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
(For a more detailed map, see )
Date 19 March 2015 – present
(1 year and 11 months)
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
  • 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)
Belligerents

Revolutionary Committee/Supreme Political Council

Ahrar al-NajranAlleged support:
 Iran
 North Korea

 Russia

Hadi government

Supported by:
 United States
 United Kingdom
 France
 China (non-combat)


 United States (Oct. 2016, missile strikes only)

Ansar al-Sharia


Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Yemen Province

  • Wilayah Sana’a
  • Wilayah Aden
  • Wilayah Lahij
  • Wilayah Green Brigade
  • Wilayah al-Bayda
  • Wilayah Shabwah
  • Wilayah Ataq
  • Wilayah Hadramawt
Commanders and leaders

Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi (from 2015)
Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar (from 2016)
Khaled Bahah (2015–2016)
Mahmoud al-Subaihi  (POW)
Hussein Arab (from 2015)
Abdu al-Hudhaifi (2015)
Jaafar Mohammed Saad 
General Abd Rabbo Hussein 
Major-General Abdul-Rab al-Shadadi 
Saudi-led coalition:
Salman
Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud
Ahmad Asiri
Abdullah al-Sahian 
Auni Al Qurni
Obeid Fadel Al-Shammari
Fahad Bin Turki
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Mohammed Ali al-Kitbi 
Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Omar al-Bashir
Abdullah II
Wikipedia

...