United Arab Republic forces in Yemen
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United Arab Republic forces in Yemen were the Egyptian-led military contingent deployed by President Gamal Abdel Nasser to support republican factions during the North Yemen Civil War in the 1960s.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
foreign expeditionary force
ⓘ
military force ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Yemeni republican forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerentIn | North Yemen Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | high Egyptian casualties ⓘ |
| commander |
Abdel Hakim Amer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ali Abdel Hafez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Egyptian General Staff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | North Yemen Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Arab Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deployedBy |
Gamal Abdel Nasser
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Arab Republic government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1970 ⓘ |
| financedBy | United Arab Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Egyptian Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egyptian armored units ⓘ Egyptian artillery units ⓘ Egyptian paratroopers ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryComponent | Egyptian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | prelude to Six-Day War ⓘ |
| ideology |
Arab nationalism
ⓘ
Nasserism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Arab Cold War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egypt–Saudi Arabian rivalry ⓘ |
| leader | Gamal Abdel Nasser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Saada region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sanaʽa NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiz NERFINISHED ⓘ Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
defeat Yemeni royalist forces
ⓘ
support republican government in North Yemen ⓘ |
| opposed | Yemeni royalists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Jordanian-supported elements
ⓘ
Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Egyptian Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egyptian foreign policy under Nasser ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd |
Egyptian defeat in Six-Day War and need to redeploy forces
ⓘ
political settlement in North Yemen ⓘ |
| result |
military withdrawal from Yemen
ⓘ
strategic setback for Egypt ⓘ |
| startTime | 1962 ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| support | Yemeni republicans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | North Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| typeOfOperation | foreign military intervention ⓘ |
| usedWarfareType |
aerial bombardment
ⓘ
conventional warfare ⓘ counterinsurgency ⓘ |
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