Yemen: Civil War and Regional Intervention

Abstract

This report provides information on the ongoing crisis in Yemen. In 2014, the Northern Yemeni based Ansar Allah/Houthi movement (referred to in this report as the Houthis) took over the capital, Sanaa (also commonly spelled Sanaa), and in early 2015, advanced southward from the capital to Aden on the Arabian Sea. In March 2015, after Yemeni President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who had fled to Saudi Arabia, appealed for international intervention, Saudi Arabia and a hastily assembled international coalition (referred to in this report as the Saudi-led coalition) launched a military offensive aimed at restoring Hadi's rule and evicting Houthi fighters from the capital and other major cities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 23, 2020
Accession Number
AD1146545

Entities

People

  • Jeremy M. Sharp

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

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  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Aircrafts
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Civil War
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Military Equipment
  • National Security
  • Petroleum
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.