The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Wikipedia articles available about the Yemeni crisis, revolution, and civil war.
Yemen has been in crisis since 2011, when Arab Spring protests forced President Ali Abdullah Saleh from office. The transition under his deputy, Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, broke down, and in September 2014 the Houthi movement took the capital, Sanaa. Hadi fled to Aden and then to Saudi Arabia, and in March 2015 a Saudi-led coalition began airstrikes. The war drew in Iran, al-Qaeda, and southern separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates, and left millions facing famine and disease. Hadi handed power to a Presidential Leadership Council in April 2022, and a UN truce agreed that month quieted the main front lines for four years without producing a settlement. Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping began in late 2023, government and separatist forces fought over the south in the 2025–2026 southern Yemen campaign, and in 2026 the Houthis declared their de-escalation over and resumed strikes on government and Saudi targets.
Overview
Yemeni revolution Yemeni crisis Yemeni civil war (2014–present) Yemeni peace process Aftermath of the Houthi takeover in Yemen Foreign involvement in the Yemeni civil war (2014–present) War crimes in the Yemeni civil war (2014–present)
Crisis and conflict
Aden unrest (2015–2019) Blockade of Yemen Federalization of Yemen Houthi takeover of Yemen International reactions to the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen (2015–present) International reactions to the Yemeni revolution Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy war Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war United Arab Emirates occupation of Socotra United States intervention in Yemen United States support for Saudi Arabian–led operations in Yemen
Airstrikes and dronestrikes
Drone strikes in Yemen, United States drone strikes in Yemen in 2002 and from 2009–present Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen, 2015–2019 US–UK airstrikes on Yemen, 2024–2025 30 May 2024 Yemen strikes March–May 2025 United States attacks in Yemen 20 July 2024 Israeli attack on Yemen 29 September 2024 Israeli attacks on Yemen December 2024 Israeli airstrikes in Yemen 26 December 2024 Israeli attack on Yemen May 2025 Israeli attacks on Yemen 28 August 2025 Israeli attacks on Yemen September 2025 Israeli attacks in Yemen
Timelines
Timeline of the Yemeni crisis (2011–present) Timeline of the Yemeni revolution Timeline of the Yemeni revolution (January – 2 June 2011) Timeline of the Yemeni revolution (3 June – 22 September 2011) Timeline of the Yemeni revolution (23 September – December 2011) Timeline of the Yemeni revolution (January – 27 February 2012) Timeline of the Yemeni civil war (2014–present) Timeline of the Yemeni humanitarian crisis
Background and origins
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen Houthi insurgency Operation Scorched Earth Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict South Yemen insurgency Yemeni civil war (1994)
Political and diplomatic process
2012 Yemeni presidential election Federalization of Yemen National Dialogue Conference (Yemen) Presidential Leadership Council Riyadh Agreement Yemeni peace process
United Nations
United Nations Mission to support the Hudaydah Agreement United Nations Security Council Resolution 2564
Events Revolution and transition (2011–2014)
Yemeni revolution Battle of Sanaa (2011) Battle of Taiz Battle of Zinjibar (2011–2012) Battle of Jaar (2011) Jaar munitions factory explosion Battle of Radda Battle of Lawdar (2012) Abyan campaign 2012 Unity Day parade rehearsal bombing 2013 Iranian diplomat kidnapping 2013 Sanaa shootings 2013 Yemeni Ministry of Defense attack Siege of Dammaj Battle of Amran 2014 hostage rescue operations in Yemen
Houthi takeover and outbreak of civil war (2014–2015)
Houthi takeover of Yemen Battle of Sanaa (2014) Aftermath of the Houthi takeover in Yemen 2014 Southern Yemen offensive Battle of Aden (2015) Battle of Aden Airport Fall of Zinjibar and Jaar (2015) Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war
Battles, offensives and campaigns
2019 Southern Yemen clashes 2022 Southern Yemen offensive 2025–2026 southern Yemen campaign Al Bayda offensive Al-Hudaydah offensive Al-Jawf offensive Battle of Aden (2018) Battle of Al Hudaydah Battle of Al-Masini Valley Battle of Dhale Battle of Marib (2021–2022) Battle of Mukalla (2015) Battle of Mukalla (2016) Battle of Port Midi Battle of Saada Battle of Sanaa (2017) Battle of the Jabara Valley Fall of Aden (2026) Marib campaign Nihm Offensive Operation Blow to the Head Operation Victory from God Raid on Al Hathla Raid on Yakla Shabwah campaign Shabwah Governorate offensive Siege of Taiz Southern Abyan Offensive (2016) Southern Transitional Council conflict Southern Transitional Council takeover of Socotra
Airstrikes and missile attacks
2016 Al Anad Air Base missile attack 2019 Anad base drone strike 2021 Anad airbase attack 2022 Saada prison airstrike 2025 Ras Isa oil terminal airstrikes 2025 Saada prison airstrike Bombing of Mokha Dahyan airstrike Dhamar airstrike Hajjah Governorate airstrike October 2015 Aden missile attack Sanaa funeral airstrike Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen
Bombings, terrorist attacks and assassinations
2014 Ibb bombing 2014 Radda bombings 2015 Aden car bombing 2015 Marib attack 2015 Taiz attack 2016 Aden car bombing 2020 Aden airport attack 2021 Aden bombings 2024 al-Bayda bombing 23 May 2016 Yemen bombings Assassination of Thabet Gawas August 2016 Aden bombing August 2020 Marib attack December 2016 Aden suicide bombings January 2015 Sanaa bombing January 2020 Marib attack June 2016 Mukalla attacks March 2015 Sanaa mosque bombings Marib petrol station attack May 2016 Yemen police bombings Missionaries of Charity attack in Aden September 2015 Sanaa mosque bombing
Insurgencies and separatist conflict
Abyan conflict Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen Hadramaut insurgency Houthi insurgency Lahij insurgency South Yemen insurgency Southern Transitional Council conflict
Regional spillover
2015 Abha mosque bombing 2018 Riyadh missile strike 2019 Abha International Airport attacks 2019 Afif attack 2020 Riyadh drone and missile attack 2022 Abu Dhabi attack 2022 Jeddah missile attack 2025 United States–Houthi ceasefire Abqaiq–Khurais attack Houthi attacks on commercial vessels Houthi blockade of Saudi Arabia March–May 2025 United States attacks in Yemen Red Sea crisis US–UK airstrikes on Yemen
Foreign involvement
Foreign involvement in the Yemeni civil war (2014–present) Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy war Iranian support for the Houthis Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war Spear Operations Group United Arab Emirates occupation of Socotra United States intervention in Yemen United States support for Saudi Arabian–led operations in Yemen Yemen model
Evacuations and non-combatant operations Evacuation of Pakistani citizens during the Yemeni civil war (2015) Operation Raahat
Units and groups
Government and allied forces
Alliance of Yemeni Tribes Cabinet of Yemen Hashid Popular Committees (Yemen) Popular Resistance Committees (Yemen) Presidential Leadership Council Republican Guard (Yemen) Tihamah Resistance Yemeni Armed Forces Yemeni Border Guard Forces Yemeni National Resistance
Southern and separatist forces
Hadhramaut Protection Forces Hadhramaut Tribal Alliance Hadhrami League Hadramout National Council Security Belt Shabwani Elite Southern Giants Brigades Southern Movement Southern Transitional Council
Houthi-aligned bodies and allied militias Liwa Fatemiyoun Liwa Zainabiyoun Supreme Political Council Supreme Revolutionary Committee
Political parties
Al-Islah (Yemen) Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Yemen Region General People's Congress (Yemen) Nasserist Unionist People's Organisation National Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Yemen Region Yemen Renaissance Movement Yemeni Socialist Party
Jihadist groups Aden-Abyan Islamic Army Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Ansar al-Sharia (Yemen) Islamic Jihad in Yemen
Other organizations Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen Spear Operations Group Yemen Cyber Army
Individuals Yemeni government and anti-Houthi figures
Abd Rabbo Hussein Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi Abdul Majeed al-Zindani Abdul-Hafez al-Saqqaf Abdul-Rab al-Shadadi Abdullah Al-Kibsi Abu Bakr Hussein Salem Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak Ahmed Ali al-Ashwal Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher Ahmed Saleh Ali Abdullah Saleh Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar Ali Muhammad Mujawar Amin al-Waeli Hamid al-Ahmar Hussein Arab Hussein Khairan Jaafar Mohammed Saad Khaled Bahah Mahdi Maqula Mahmoud al-Subaihi Mohammed al-Sabry Mohammed Ali al-Maqdashi Mohammed Basindawa Mohsen al-Daeri Nasser al-Dhaibani Nasser Mansour Hadi Sadiq al-Ahmar Sagheer Hamoud Aziz Saleh al-Ja'imlani Sultan Ali al-Aradah Taher al-Aqili Tareq Saleh Tawakkol Karman Yahya Mohamed Abdullah Saleh
Southern Yemeni figures
Abdullatif Al-Sayed Abu Zara'a Aidarus al-Zoubaidi Faisal Rajab Faraj al-Bahsani Munir Al Yafi
Houthi-aligned figures
Abdul-Malik al-Houthi Ahmed al-Rahawi Fares Manaa Mahdi al-Mashat Mohamed al-Atifi Muhammad Abd al-Karim al-Ghamari Saleh Ali al-Sammad
Militant and jihadist figures
Abu Bilal al-Harbi Harith bin Ghazi al-Nadhari Ibrahim Sulayman Muhammad al-Rubaysh Jalal Baleedi Khalid Batarfi Nasir al-Wuhayshi Nasser bin Ali al-Ansi Qasim al-Raymi Sa'ad bin Atef al-Awlaki Usayd al-Adani
Coalition and foreign figures
Abdulrahman bin Saad al-Shahrani Abraham Golan Ahmad Asiri Fayyadh Al Ruwaili Hasan Irlu Ibrahim Hamzi Muhammad Al Shaalan Sultan Mohammed Ali al-Kitbi Turki al-Maliki
United Nations special envoys
Hans Grundberg Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed Jamal Benomar Martin Griffiths
Journalists Jamal al-Sharabi Jamal Amer Jane Ferguson
Humanitarian issues
2016–2022 Yemen cholera outbreak 2016–present Yemen famine Blockade of Yemen COVID-19 pandemic in Yemen Impact of Houthi policies on Yemen's humanitarian sector and NGOs Mobile schools in Yemen Refugees on Jeju Island Sanaa crowd crush Timeline of the Yemeni humanitarian crisis Water supply and sanitation in Yemen
War crimes and human rights
2014 Ibb bombing 2014 Radda bombings 2022 Saada prison airstrike 2025 Saada prison airstrike Bombing of Mokha Dahyan airstrike Dhamar airstrike Hajjah Governorate airstrike January 2015 Sanaa bombing March 2015 Sanaa mosque bombings Sanaa funeral airstrike Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen September 2015 Sanaa mosque bombing War crimes in the Yemeni civil war (2014–present)
Detention facilities Beir Ahmed Riyan Airport prison
Media, documents, resolutions, and statements
Hunger Ward Karama Has No Walls Riyadh Agreement United Nations Security Council Resolution 2564 Yemen: The Silent War
Geographic Federalization of Yemen Houthi-controlled Yemen United Arab Emirates occupation of Socotra
Lists List of armed groups in the Yemeni civil war List of aviation incidents during the Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war
Other
2021 occupation of the United States embassy compound in Yemen Al-Bayda gas station explosion FSO Safer HSV-2 Swift Qaher-1
See also Outline of Saudi Arabia Outline of the Houthi movement Outline of Yemen Timeline of the Arab Spring
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