Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition)

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armed conflict civil war proxy war

The Yemen conflict involving the Saudi-led coalition is a protracted civil war and regional proxy struggle marked by extensive air campaigns, humanitarian crisis, and foreign military intervention against Houthi forces.

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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
Saudi-led intervention in Yemen 8
Yemen conflict 3
Yemeni civil war 3

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict ⓘ
civil war ⓘ
proxy war ⓘ
allegation violations of international humanitarian law by multiple parties ⓘ
coalitionLeader Saudi Arabia ⓘ
coalitionMember Bahrain ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ
Jordan ⓘ
Kuwait ⓘ
Morocco (early phase) ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
surface form: Pakistan (political support, limited military role)

Qatar ⓘ
surface form: Qatar (until 2017)

Sudan ⓘ
surface form: Sudan (early phase)

United Arab Emirates ⓘ
codenameInitialOperation Operation Decisive Storm ⓘ
conflictType civil war ⓘ
internationalized civil war ⓘ
regional proxy conflict ⓘ
initiatedBy Saudi Arabia ⓘ
mainBelligerent Houthi movement ⓘ
Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Saudi-led coalition

internationally recognized government of Yemen ⓘ
militaryOperationType air campaign ⓘ
ground operations ⓘ
naval blockade ⓘ
notableCityAffected Aden ⓘ
Al Hudaydah ⓘ
surface form: Hodeidah

Sanaʽa ⓘ
surface form: Sana'a

Taiz ⓘ
objective counter perceived Iranian influence in Yemen ⓘ
restore government of President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi ⓘ
roll back Houthi territorial gains ⓘ
opposedBy Iran ⓘ
surface form: Iran (supporting Houthis)
primaryOpponentOf Houthi movement ⓘ
relatedTo Arab Spring aftermath in Yemen ⓘ
Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict

Saudi–Iranian rivalry ⓘ
resultedIn airstrike-related civilian casualties ⓘ
cholera outbreaks in Yemen ⓘ
extensive damage to civilian infrastructure ⓘ
large-scale humanitarian crisis ⓘ
severe food insecurity in Yemen ⓘ
widespread internal displacement ⓘ
startDate 2015-03 ⓘ
status ongoing (with fluctuating intensity) ⓘ
subjectOf United Nations investigations ⓘ
international human rights reports ⓘ
subsequentOperationName Operation Restoring Hope ⓘ
supportedBy France ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

arms exports from Western states ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Red Sea ⓘ
surface form: Red Sea region

Yemen ⓘ
triggerEvent Houthi takeover of Sana'a ⓘ
flight of President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi to Saudi Arabia ⓘ
UNInvolvement UN humanitarian response operations in Yemen ⓘ
UN-brokered ceasefire attempts ⓘ
UN-led peace talks ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Patriot missile system → notableConflict → Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) ⓘ
Islamic world → hasConflict → Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yemeni civil war
Scud missiles → usedInConflict → Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) ⓘ
subject surface form: Scud missile
this entity surface form: Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict
Yemen → hasOngoingConflict → Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yemeni civil war
Arab Winter → relatedToEvent → Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yemeni civil war
Yemeni Revolution of 2011 → followedBy → Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)
Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) → mainBelligerent → Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saudi-led coalition
Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) → relatedTo → Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict
Bahrain Defence Force → engagedIn → Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saudi-led intervention in Yemen
Saudi Armed Forces → engagedIn → Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yemen conflict
United Arab Emirates Armed Forces → participatedInConflict → Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yemeni Civil War (Saudi-led coalition)
United Arab Emirates Air Force → engagement → Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saudi-led intervention in Yemen
United Nations missions in the Middle East → relatedTo → Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yemeni conflict
Saudi Arabian National Guard → engagedIn → Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saudi-led intervention in Yemen
Operation Restoring Hope → partOf → Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saudi-led intervention in Yemen
Royal Bahraini Army → conflict → Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saudi-led intervention in Yemen
Operation Decisive Storm → partOf → Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saudi Arabian intervention in Yemen
Joint Aviation Command → conflictParticipation → Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yemeni Civil War (Saudi-led intervention)
UAE Army → participatedIn → Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yemen conflict
Military history of Saudi Arabia → includesEvent → Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saudi-led intervention in Yemen
Yemeni Air Force → conflict → Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Houthi insurgency in Yemen
King Salman of Saudi Arabia → participatedIn → Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saudi-led intervention in Yemen
RSAF → conflict → Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) ⓘ
subject surface form: Royal Saudi Air Force
this entity surface form: Yemen conflict
Patriot → usedInConflict → Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saudi-led intervention in Yemen