A number of armed groups have involved themselves in the ongoing Yemeni civil war.
Yemeni civil war (2014–present) Hadi/Alimi government and allies Saudi-led coalition Saleh loyalists Supreme Political Council (formerly Supreme Revolutionary Committee) and allies Southern Transitional Council Ansar al-Sharia and allies Pro-Hadi/Alimi Security forces 3rd Military Region 112th Infantry Brigade 4th Military Region Armored Brigade 35 111th Infantry Brigade Homeland Shield Forces Allied groups: Alliance of Yemeni Tribes Al-Islah Popular Resistance Pro-Hadi Popular Committees Hadhramaut Tribal Alliance Hadhramaut Protection Forces Southern Movement (until 2017) Salafist militiasPenniless Yemeni fighters desert front in droves as Hadi fails to pay up Middle East Eye (from late 2015) Supported by: (only Al-Islah)
Saleh loyalists (from 2017) Republican Guard (from 2017) National Resistance Supported by:
(until 2019)
Saudi-led coalition
Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia
Special Forces (alleged) (until 2019) United Arab Emirates Armed Forces United Arab Emirates Army
Republic of Korea Armed Forces Republic of Korea Army National Intelligence Service
Sudanese Armed Forces Sudanese Army Allied groups: Academi Supported by:
(arms) (arms, until 2018) Logistical support:
(includes drone strikes) United States Armed Forces United States Navy Special Operations Command Supreme Political Council (formerly Supreme Revolutionary Committee) Pro-Houthi Yemeni Armed Forces Pro-Houthi Yemeni Army Yemeni Air Force (2015–17) Special Security Forces (2015–17) Pro-Saleh Security Forces (2015–17) Republican Guard (2015–17) Special Operations Forces (2015–17) Allied groups: Houthis Pro-Houthi Popular Committees Liwa Fatemiyoun "A report by the Foundation for the Defense of Democracy noted that some Afghan Fatemiyoun also deployed to Yemen to fight alongside the Houthis." Liwa Zainebiyoun Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba (alleged, denied)
Alleged support: Syria (until 2023)
See:
See:
Southern Transitional Council (from 2017) Southern Movement Popular Resistance Popular Committees al-Hizam Brigade (Security Belt) Southern resistance (since September 2026) Hadhrami Elite Forces Southern Resistance Forces (SRF) Shabwani Elite Tihamah Resistance Allied groups: Spear Operations Group (against Al-Islah) Supported by: (from 2014) Military of ISIL Wilayah al-Yemen Wilayat Sanaa Wilayat Aden-Abyan Wilayah Lahij Wilayah Green Brigade Wilayah al-Bayda Wilayah Shabwah Wilayah Ataq Wilayah Hadramawt
Al-Qaeda AQAP Ansar al-Sharia al-Qaeda Emirate in Yemen Aden-Abyan Islamic Army Council of Sunni Scholars and al-Jama'a Hadrami Domestic Council faction Al-Dhahab tribesmen Supported by: Al-Shabaab (alleged) (from 2023) Israel Defense Forces
Shayetet 3 (Corvette) (Corvette) (Corvette) C-Dome
Air Defence Command Arrow 3
Air Wing 1 Defenders of West Squadron Eurocopter AS565 Panthers Air Wing 28 Desert Giants Squadron Boeing 707 "Re'em"s Naschon Squadron F-35 Adir fighter jets F-15 Eagles
See also List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War List of armed groups in the War in Iraq (2013–2017) List of armed groups in the Libyan Civil War Combatants of the Iraq War
References