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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]
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 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.
Middle Eastern crisis Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, the Palestinian internal political violence, the Israel–Lebanon conflict, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict, the Arab–Israeli conflict, and the spillover of the Israel–Hamas war Clockwise from top: Fires in the Gaza envelope following the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, damage from the Israeli bombing of the Gaza ...
This timeline begins at the start of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, and ends prior to the assassination of Saleh al-Arouri. First ceasefire (24 November 2023 – 30 November 2023) Clashes resume (1 December 2023)
The modern state of Israel was founded in May 1948 in the aftermath of the Holocaust and Second World War but the conflict that has raged between Israelis and Palestinians since can be traced back ...
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 ...