List of armed groups in the Yemeni civil war

A number of armed groups have involved themselves in the ongoing Yemeni civil war.

Military situation in the Yemeni civil war as of April 2021.

  Controlled by the Revolutionary Committee/Supreme Political Council (Houthis)

  Controlled by the Hadi-led government and allies

  Controlled by Ansar al-Sharia (AQAP)

  Controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)

  Controlled by Southern Movement

  Controlled by forces loyal to Ali Abdullah Saleh

  Controlled by local, non-aligned forces

Yemeni civil war (2014–present)

Hadi government and allies Saudi-led coalition Saleh loyalists	Supreme Political Council and allies	Southern Transitional Council	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Ansar al-Sharia and allies
Hadi government Pro-Hadi Security forces 3rd Military Region 112th Infantry Brigade 4th Military Region Armored Brigade 35 111th Infantry Brigade Allied groups: Alliance of Yemeni Tribes Al-Islah Popular Resistance[1] Pro-Hadi Popular Committees Hadhramaut Tribal Alliance[2] Southern Movement (until 2017) Salafist militias[3] (from late 2015) Supported by: Qatar[4] (only Al-Islah) Saudi Arabia[5] Saleh loyalists (from 2017)[6][7] Republican Guard (from 2017)[8][9] National Resistance[10] Supported by: Saudi Arabia[11] United Arab Emirates (until 2019) [10] Saudi-led coalition Saudi Arabia[12] Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabian Army  Royal Saudi Air Force Special Forces (alleged)[13] United Arab Emirates (until 2019) [14] United Arab Emirates Armed Forces United Arab Emirates Army Bahrain[15] Kuwait[15] Jordan[15] Morocco[15] (until 2019)[16] Qatar[15] (until 2017)[17] Senegal[18] Sudan[15][19] Sudanese Armed Forces Sudanese Army Allied groups: Academi Supported by: Egypt[15][20] United Kingdom[21][22] France[22] United States[22] Canada (arms)[23] Germany (arms, until 2018)[24] Logistical support: Djibouti[25] Eritrea[26] Somalia[27] France[28][29][30] United States (includes drone strikes) US Navy[31] Special Operations Command[32]	Supreme Political Council Pro-Houthi Yemeni Armed Forces Pro-Houthi Yemeni Army[33] Yemeni Air Force (2015–17) Supreme Revolutionary Committee 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[34][35][36][37][38] Liwa Zainebiyoun[39][40][41] Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba (alleged, denied)[42] Alleged support: Syria (until 2023)[43] North Korea[44] Qatar[45] Iran[46] Hezbollah[47]	Southern Transitional Council (from 2017) Southern Movement Popular Resistance Popular Committees al-Hizam Brigade (Security Belt)[48][49] Hadhrami Elite Forces[50] Southern Resistance Forces (SRF)[51] Shabwani Elite Tihamah Resistance[52][53] Allied groups: Spear Operations Group (against Al-Islah)[54] Supported by: United Arab Emirates[55][54]	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (from 2014)[56] Military of ISIL Wilayah al-Yemen Wilayat Sanaa[57] Wilayat Aden-Abyan Wilayah Lahij Wilayah Green Brigade Wilayah al-Bayda Wilayah Shabwah Wilayah Ataq Wilayah Hadramawt Supported by: Qatar (accused by Saudi Arabia and allies, denied)[citation needed] 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[58][59] Al-Dhahab tribesmen Supported by: Al-Shabaab[60][61] (alleged) Qatar (accused by Saudi Arabia and allies, denied)[citation needed]

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