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The mosque was the site of fighting during the conflict between Houthi and pro-Saleh forces in December 2017. [6] At the time, rumours circulated in Sanaa that the Houthis intended to repaint the mosque's dome green. [7] The Saleh Mosque appears on the Yemeni currency. It is depicted on the face of the 2009 issue 250-rial note. [8]
On 29 September 2024, Israel launched attacks in Yemen against the ports of Al Hudaydah and Ras Isa, both located in the Houthi-controlled part of the country, using F-15I, F-35I Adir, and F-16I aircraft. [1] Six people were killed [2] [3] and at least 57 were injured. [2] [4] Widespread power outages were caused in the city of Hodeida itself. [4]
The Battle of Sanaa (2017) was fought between forces loyal to Ali Abdullah Saleh and the Houthis in the Yemeni capital of Sana'a.Both sides were allied during the 2014–15 Houthi takeover of the government but the alliance ended when Saleh decided to break ranks with the Houthis and call for dialogue with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, who are leading a military intervention in Yemen.
Yemen occupies a strategic position at the entrance to the Red Sea and controls the Bab-el-Mandeb, Israel's outlet to the Indian Ocean and the Far East. Yemenite Jews once formed a sizable Jewish minority in Yemen with a distinct culture but most of them immigrated (ethnically and religiously expelled) to Israel in the mid-20th century.
South Yemen insurgency (2009–2015) Yemen: Southern Movement: Escalation into full-scale civil war. Separatists hold Aden; Yemeni Revolution (2011–2012) Saleh government: JMP: Regime change. Overthrow of Saleh government; Seventh Sa'dah War (2012–2015) Yemen: Houthis: Escalation into full-scale civil war. Houthis take control of northern Yemen
The Yemeni crisis began with the 2011–2012 revolution against President Abdullah Saleh, who had led Yemen for 33 years. [1] [2] After Saleh left office in early 2012 as part of a mediated agreement between the Yemeni government and opposition groups, the government led by Saleh's former vice president, Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, struggled to unite the fractious political landscape of the country ...
Blockade of Yemen; Famine in Yemen (2016–present) Federalization of Yemen; Foreign involvement in the Yemeni civil war (2014–present) Hadramaut insurgency; Houthi insurgency; Houthi movement; Human rights violations during the Yemeni civil war (2014–present) International reactions to the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen (2015 ...
On 19 April, two leaders of Al-Qaeda in Yemen were killed on Thursday after a security raid was carried out by Yemeni forces in the province of Abyan. The security sources said that the leaders of al-Qaeda in Yemen, Murad Abdullah Mohammed al-Doubli, nicknamed "Abu Hamza al-Batani" and Hassan Baasrei were killed after a raid by security forces ...