This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Yemen and its predecessor states.
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | Head of Government |
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Aden Emergency (1963–1967) |
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Victory
|
None
|
Al-Wadiah War (1969) |
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Defeat | |
Yemenite War of 1972 (1972) |
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Ceasefire
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Lebanese Civil War (1976–1977) |
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Withdrawal
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Ogaden War (1977–1978) |
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Victory
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Eritrean War of Independence (1977–1990) |
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Defeat
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Yemenite War of 1979 (1979) |
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Ceasefire
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South Yemen Civil War (1986) |
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Regime change
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Yemeni Civil War (1994) |
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Defeat
|
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | Head of State |
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Yemeni Civil War (1994) |
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Victory
|
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Hanish Islands conflict (1995) |
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Legal victory
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Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen (1998–2015) |
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Escalation into full-scale civil war | |
First Sa'dah War (2004) |
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Government victory
| |
Second Sa'dah War (2005) |
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Government victory
| |
Third Sa'dah War (2005–2006) |
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Government victory
| |
Fourth Sa'dah War (2007) |
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Government victory
| |
Fifth Sa'dah War (2008) |
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Stalemate
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Sixth Sa'dah War (2009–2010) |
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Stalemate
[8]
| |
South Yemen insurgency (2009–2015) |
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Escalation into
full-scale civil war
| |
Yemeni Revolution (2011–2012) |
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Regime change
| |
Seventh Sa'dah War (2012–2015) |
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Escalation into
full-scale civil war
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Yemeni Civil War (2014–) |
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Ongoing
|
Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi ( Cabinet of Yemen) Mohammed Ali al-Houthi ( SPC) |
This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Yemen and its predecessor states.
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | Head of Government |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aden Emergency (1963–1967) |
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Victory
|
None
|
Al-Wadiah War (1969) |
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Defeat | |
Yemenite War of 1972 (1972) |
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Ceasefire
|
|
Lebanese Civil War (1976–1977) |
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Withdrawal
| |
Ogaden War (1977–1978) |
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Victory
| |
Eritrean War of Independence (1977–1990) |
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Defeat
| |
Yemenite War of 1979 (1979) |
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Ceasefire
| |
South Yemen Civil War (1986) |
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Regime change
|
|
Yemeni Civil War (1994) |
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Defeat
|
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | Head of State |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yemeni Civil War (1994) |
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Victory
|
|
Hanish Islands conflict (1995) |
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Legal victory
| |
Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen (1998–2015) |
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Escalation into full-scale civil war | |
First Sa'dah War (2004) |
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Government victory
| |
Second Sa'dah War (2005) |
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Government victory
| |
Third Sa'dah War (2005–2006) |
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Government victory
| |
Fourth Sa'dah War (2007) |
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Government victory
| |
Fifth Sa'dah War (2008) |
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Stalemate
| |
Sixth Sa'dah War (2009–2010) |
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Stalemate
[8]
| |
South Yemen insurgency (2009–2015) |
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Escalation into
full-scale civil war
| |
Yemeni Revolution (2011–2012) |
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Regime change
| |
Seventh Sa'dah War (2012–2015) |
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Escalation into
full-scale civil war
|
|
Yemeni Civil War (2014–) |
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Ongoing
|
Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi ( Cabinet of Yemen) Mohammed Ali al-Houthi ( SPC) |