Saudi-backed southern exiles remain part of border politics

During the renewed North-South conflict, the ICRC visited conflict-related detainees in Sana’a and sent medical supplies to Taiz. The record shows a humanitarian response as well as the interstate...

Major fighting broke out between the Yemen Arab Republic and the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen amid competing claims about cross-border support and unresolved boundaries. The University of...

The two governments signed an agreement calling for force withdrawals, reopening the shared border, refugee return, a ban on hostile acts and work toward a unified state. The agreement created a...

The ICRC visited North Yemeni soldiers interned in Aden and continued detention-related work on both sides following the October ceasefire and unity agreement.

The 1972 accord’s timetable for constitutional drafting and a unified state did not produce immediate union. Cross-border tensions persisted, showing the gap between formal commitments and competing...

Al-Hamdi was killed in Sana’a while pursuing a stronger central government in the Yemen Arab Republic. His assassination weakened a state-building project and intensified uncertainty over North...

After al-Hamdi’s killing, military officer Ahmad al-Ghashmi assumed power. The transfer took place amid contested accounts of responsibility and factional rivalries in North Yemen.

The National Democratic Front became the leading force in an armed revolt against the Yemen Arab Republic. Yemeni opposition networks and local grievances shaped the conflict; external support from...

The Constituent People’s Assembly elected al-Ghashmi and disbanded the Military Command Council. The institutional change occurred amid intense political and military contestation.

A military rebellion in North Yemen was suppressed by government forces. The revolt highlighted unresolved divisions among military and tribal power centers during the unstable transition after...