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The 2021 occupation of the United States embassy compound in Yemen was the breach of the former US Embassy compound in Sanaa by Iran-backed Houthi militants on 10 November 2021. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Twenty five U.S. contractors were taken hostage; [ 3 ] the U.S. government declined to confirm how many, [ 4 ] but said it was "unceasing in our behind-the ...
On 17 September 2008, a group of seven militants attacked the United States embassy in Sanaa, Yemen.The attackers first attempted to infiltrate the embassy compound disguised as security forces, but later resorted to an attempt to breach the wall of the embassy with a suicide car bomb after they were compromised, though the bombing failed as the vehicle had detonated from an inner security ...
The U.S. Embassy in Sanaa suspended operations on February 11, 2015, and all U.S. personnel were withdrawn after security conditions deteriorated in the midst of the Yemeni civil war; however, the United States did not sever diplomatic relations with Yemen.
Host city Sending country Mission Year closed Ref. Sana'a Algeria Embassy 2015 [35] Bulgaria Embassy 2020 [36] China Embassy 2015 [37] Czechia Embassy 2008 [38] Egypt ...
CAIRO (Reuters) -The U.S. offered to recognize the Houthi government in Sanaa in a bid to stop the Yemeni rebel group's attacks, a senior Houthi official said on Monday, in remarks that a U.S ...
The April 18, 1983, United States Embassy bombing was a suicide bombing on the Embassy of the United States in Beirut, Lebanon, that killed 32 Lebanese, 17 Americans, and 14 visitors and passers-by. The victims were mostly embassy and CIA staff members, but also included several US soldiers and one U.S. Marine Security Guard .
The United States established diplomatic relations with the Imamate in 1947. A resident legation, later elevated to embassy status, was opened in Taiz (the capital at the time) on March 16, 1959, and moved to Sana'a in 1966. The United States was one of the first countries to recognize the Yemen Arab Republic, doing so on
On September 17, 2008, Al-Qaeda militants attacked the US Embassy in Sana'a. 20 people were killed, including six militants, six policemen and seven civilians. One American was also among those killed.