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Timeline of the Yemeni crisis (2011–present)
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The Yemeni crisis refers to events of the Houthi insurgency in Yemen, the Yemeni revolution, the Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen and the South Yemen insurgency.
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2011
2012
2013
2013 mortal casualties, related with Ansar al-Sharia uprising 133-150+.
- 28 July-04 August – 17 Al-Qaeda suspects killed in drone attack.[1]
- September 20 attacks – 21[2][3] killed.
- October 15 – 1 police officer killed in shootout.[4]
- October 17 – 1 soldier killed.[4]
- October 18 – 12 soldiers killed in suicide bombing.[4]
- December 5 – 52 killed in attack on defense ministry.[5][6]
2014
During 2014 there were 317+[32] casualties in the Ansar al-Sharia insurgency, 654+[47] casualties in the Shia (Houthi) rebellion and 55+[7] killed in the South Yemen insurgency.
2015
- On 15 February 2015, South Yemen separatists abducted 12 military officer in the area of Al-Habelin, Lahj.[48]
- On 16 February 2015, popular committees rebels raided the city of Zunjubar, Abyan governorate, expelling the local garrison of Special Security Forces. Government troops surrendered without offering any resistance.[49]
- Sana'a bombing took place on 20 March 2015, targeting Shi'a mosques in the capital of Yemen, killing over 120 people and wounding many more.[50]
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2023
- In November, Houthi rebels claimed to have seized an Israeli cargo ship in the Red Sea. Israel denied that the ship and crew were Israeli. The IDF claimed the ship was on its way to India from Turkey.[51] In the following months, the Houthis carried out numerous attacks on merchant vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, stating that the actions were in support of Palestinians in the Gaza War.[52]
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2024
- In January, the US and UK began to target Houthi rebels in retaliation for Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea.[53]
2025
- Under US President Donald Trump, the US redesignated the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. The label had previously been lifted by then-President Joe Biden in 2021, citing the need to end the Yemeni humanitarian crisis.[54]
- In March, US government plans for airstrikes on the Houthis were leaked after journalist Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added to a Signal chat by National Security Advisor Mike Waltz.[55] Goldberg claims the plans were classified. Two months later, Mike Waltz resigned as National Security Advisor, and was nominated for Ambassador to the United Nations.
- In May, a ceasefire between the United States and Ansar Allah went into effect.[56]
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