Yemeni Civil War

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The Yemeni Civil War is a multifaceted armed conflict that erupted in 2014 between Houthi forces, the internationally recognized Yemeni government, and various regional and local actors, leading to widespread humanitarian catastrophe and state fragmentation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict ⓘ
civil war ⓘ
proxy war ⓘ
conflictIn Yemen ⓘ
describedAs world’s worst humanitarian crisis by the United Nations ⓘ
hasCause Houthi takeover of Sanaʽa ⓘ
failure of National Dialogue Conference in Yemen ⓘ
political instability after Arab Spring ⓘ
power struggle between Houthis and Yemeni government ⓘ
regional rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran ⓘ
hasChildCasualties tens of thousands of children ⓘ
hasDeathTollEstimate hundreds of thousands of people ⓘ
hasDimension counterterrorism operations ⓘ
regional power struggle ⓘ
sectarian tension between Zaydi Shia and Sunni groups ⓘ
tribal conflict ⓘ
hasDisplacedPersons millions of internally displaced people ⓘ
hasFrontline Aden ⓘ
Al Bayda Governorate ⓘ
Al Hudaydah ⓘ
Al Jawf Governorate ⓘ
Marib ⓘ
Saada Governorate ⓘ
linked to: Saada region

Sanaʽa ⓘ
Shabwah Governorate ⓘ
Taiz ⓘ
hasHumanitarianImpact blockade of ports and airports ⓘ
cholera outbreaks ⓘ
destruction of health infrastructure ⓘ
education system disruption ⓘ
food insecurity ⓘ
fuel shortages ⓘ
mass internal displacement ⓘ
widespread famine risk ⓘ
hasKeyEvent Battle of Aden (2015) ⓘ
Battle of Marib ⓘ
Battle of Taiz ⓘ
Hodeidah offensive (2018) ⓘ
Houthi capture of Sanaʽa in September 2014 ⓘ
Riyadh Agreement (2019) ⓘ
Saudi-led intervention in March 2015 ⓘ
UN-brokered truce in 2022 ⓘ
siege of Taiz ⓘ
hasMainBelligerent Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
Houthi armed forces ⓘ
linked to: Houthi movement

Houthi movement ⓘ
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Yemen Province ⓘ
Republic of Yemen Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to: Yemeni Armed Forces

Saudi-led coalition ⓘ
Southern Transitional Council ⓘ
United Arab Emirates ⓘ
internationally recognized Yemeni government ⓘ
pro-Hadi militias ⓘ
pro-Saleh forces ⓘ
hasMediationEffort Kuwait peace talks (2016) ⓘ
Oman-facilitated negotiations ⓘ
Stockholm Agreement (2018) ⓘ
linked to: Stockholm Agreement

United Nations peace talks ⓘ
hasParticipant Bahrain ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ
Iran ⓘ
Jordan ⓘ
Kuwait ⓘ
Morocco ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
Qatar ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ
United Arab Emirates ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
hasPoliticalOutcome de facto partition of Yemen ⓘ
fragmentation of Yemeni state institutions ⓘ
rise of Southern Transitional Council in southern Yemen ⓘ
weakening of central government authority ⓘ
hasRefugees hundreds of thousands of refugees and asylum seekers ⓘ
hasUNResolution United Nations Security Council Resolution 2216 ⓘ
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2451 ⓘ
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2452 ⓘ
relatedTo Arab Spring in Yemen ⓘ
Houthi insurgency in Yemen (2004–2010) ⓘ
Yemeni Revolution of 2011 ⓘ
startDate 2014 ⓘ
status ongoing as of 2024 ⓘ
timePeriod 21st century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ali Abdullah Saleh → involvedIn → Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) ⓘ
linked to: Yemeni Civil War
Houthi movement → activeInConflict → Yemeni Civil War ⓘ
Operation Restoring Hope → conflict → Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) ⓘ
linked to: Yemeni Civil War
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula → involvedInConflict → Yemeni Civil War ⓘ
Operation Decisive Storm → conflict → Yemeni Civil War ⓘ
Yemeni Air Force → conflict → Yemeni Civil War ⓘ
Islamic State – Yemen Province → conflict → Yemeni Civil War ⓘ
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps → involvedInConflict → Yemeni civil war ⓘ
linked to: Yemeni Civil War
United Nations Yemen mediation and ceasefire monitoring mechanisms → conflict → Yemeni civil war ⓘ
linked to: Yemeni Civil War
Taiz Governorate → hasConflict → Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) ⓘ
linked to: Yemeni Civil War
Yemeni Armed Forces → involvedIn → Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) ⓘ
linked to: Yemeni Civil War
General People's Congress → participatedIn → Yemeni Civil War ⓘ
Yemeni Navy → conflict → Yemeni Civil War ⓘ
Republican Guard (Yemen) → involvedInConflict → Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) ⓘ
subject linked to: Republican Guard
linked to: Yemeni Civil War
Southern Movement → conflict → Yemeni Crisis ⓘ
linked to: Yemeni Civil War
Southern Movement → conflict → Yemeni Civil War ⓘ
Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi → participatedIn → Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) ⓘ
linked to: Yemeni Civil War
Saada → conflict → Yemeni Civil War ⓘ
Saudi-led coalition → conflict → Yemeni Civil War ⓘ
Abdul-Malik al-Houthi → conflict → Yemeni civil war ⓘ
linked to: Yemeni Civil War
Rahat → hasConflictContext → Yemeni Civil War ⓘ
Axis of Resistance → notableConflict → Yemen civil war ⓘ
linked to: Yemeni Civil War
Al Anad → usedDuringConflict → Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) ⓘ
linked to: Yemeni Civil War
Yemeni Air Defense Forces → conflict → Yemeni Civil War ⓘ
Iran–Saudi Arabia rivalry → involvesProxyConflict → Yemeni civil war ⓘ
linked to: Yemeni Civil War
IS-YP → conflict → Yemeni Civil War ⓘ
Wilayat al-Yaman → activeIn → Yemen Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Yemeni Civil War
Aden Governorate → involvedIn → Yemeni Civil War ⓘ
Al Bayda Governorate → conflict → Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) ⓘ
linked to: Yemeni Civil War
IS-Yemen → conflict → Yemeni Civil War ⓘ
Quds Force → engagedInConflict → Yemeni civil war (indirect involvement) ⓘ
linked to: Yemeni Civil War
Presidential Leadership Council → conflictContext → Yemeni civil war ⓘ
linked to: Yemeni Civil War
Aden International Airport → usedDuring → Yemeni Civil War (2010s) ⓘ
subject linked to: Aden airport
linked to: Yemeni Civil War