Government-aligned forces retake Aden

Hadi escaped house arrest and relocated to Aden, contesting Houthi authority and seeking to restore his presidency.

A Saudi-led coalition launched airstrikes in Yemen after Houthi-Saleh forces advanced southward; the intervention internationalized the war and triggered severe civilian harm.

The Council demanded that Houthi forces withdraw from seized areas and imposed an arms embargo on designated Houthi leaders and forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh. The resolution...

Saudi Arabia announced the end of Operation Decisive Storm and a transition to a new phase it called Operation Restoring Hope. Air operations and the wider intervention continued; the name change...

UN-facilitated consultations began in Geneva amid a worsening conflict and humanitarian emergency. The parties did not agree to a durable ceasefire, illustrating the limits of diplomacy conducted...

President Hadi returned to Aden from Saudi Arabia in an effort to reestablish the internationally recognized government inside Yemen. The administration remained fragmented and dependent on...

An airstrike struck a wedding gathering in Taiz governorate, killing civilians. Human Rights Watch documented evidence implicating the Saudi-led coalition; responsibility and the legality of the...

UN-sponsored talks between the Yemeni government and Houthi-Saleh representatives opened in Kuwait. Negotiations addressed political and security arrangements but repeatedly stalled amid...

Ansar Allah and Saleh’s General People’s Congress announced a political council to govern areas under their control. The move consolidated a wartime governing arrangement but deepened the split...

After months of negotiations, the UN-mediated talks adjourned without a comprehensive accord. Each side blamed the other; the stalled process was followed by renewed escalation.