List of wars involving Yemen

North Yemen
Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result Head of State
1931 Saudi–Yemeni border skirimish
(1931)		 Yemen Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd Unclear
Imam Yahya
Najran conflict
(1931/1932–1932)		 Yemen Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd Defeat
  • Yemeni invasion of Saudi Arabia repelled
Saudi–Yemeni War
(1934)		 Yemen Saudi Arabia Defeat
  • Yemeni invasion of Saudi Arabia repelled
First Arab–Israeli War
(1948–1949)		 Egypt
 Iraq
Transjordan
Syria
 Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
HWA
ALA		  Israel Defeat
Ahmad bin Yahya
North Yemen Civil War
(1962–1970)		 Royalists
Saudi Arabia		 Republicans
 Egypt		 Regime change
Muhammad al-Badr
Yemenite War of 1972
(1972)		  North Yemen  South Yemen Ceasefire
  • Yemen's pledge to unify
Abdul Rahman al-Eryani
NDF Rebellion
(1978–1982)		  North Yemen NDF Government victory
  • Defeat of the National Democratic Front
Ali Abdullah Saleh
Yemenite War of 1979
(1979)		  North Yemen  South Yemen Ceasefire
  • Yemen's re-pledge ambition to unify

South Yemen
Main article: List of wars involving South Yemen

Unified Yemen
Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result Head of State
Yemeni Civil War
(1994)		  Yemen South Yemen Victory
  • Reunification of Yemen
Ali Abdullah Saleh
Hanish Islands Crisis
(1995)		  Yemen  Eritrea Defeat
  • Eritrean occupation of the Hanish island
Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen
(1998–2015)		  Yemen
United States		 al-Qaeda
Islamic State		 Escalation into full-scale civil war
First Sa'dah War
(2004)		  Yemen Houthis Government victory
Second Sa'dah War
(2005)		  Yemen Houthis Government victory
  • Houthis surrender after signing a deal[2]
Third Sa'dah War
(2005–2006)		  Yemen Houthis Government victory
  • Fighting ends before Presidential election
Fourth Sa'dah War
(2007)		  Yemen Houthis Government victory
  • Rebel leaders go into exile
Fifth Sa'dah War
(2008)		  Yemen Houthis Stalemate
  • Yemeni government declares unilateral ceasefire
Sixth Sa'dah War
(2009–2010)		  Yemen
 Saudi Arabia
 Jordan
 Morocco		 Houthis Stalemate[3]
  • Truce signed, Houthi control of Sa'ada solidified
South Yemen insurgency
(2009–2015)		  Yemen Southern Movement Escalation into full-scale civil war
  • Separatists hold Aden
Yemeni Revolution
(2011–2012)		 Saleh government JMP Regime change
Seventh Sa'dah War
(2012–2015)		  Yemen Houthis Escalation into full-scale civil war
  • Houthis take control of northern Yemen
Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
Yemeni Civil War
(2015–)		 Hadi government
 Saudi Arabia
 United Arab Emirates
 Senegal
 Sudan
 Qatar
 Bahrain
 Kuwait
 Jordan
 Morocco
 Egypt
 France		 Houthi government Ongoing
Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
(Cabinet of Yemen)
Mohammed Ali al-Houthi
(SPC)

References
  1. "ISIS gaining ground in Yemen, competing with al Qaeda". CNN. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. "al-Shabab al-Mum'en / Shabab al-Moumineen (Believing Youth)". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  3. Zimmerman, Katherine J. Yemen's Pivotal Moment. Critical Threats Project of the American Enterprise Institute, 2014.
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