Yemen Civil War
Multi-sided war after Yemen's political transition collapsed, involving local factions and regional intervention.
Historical overview
Ongoing conflict overview and stored locally on May 11, 2026.
The Yemeni civil war is an ongoing multilateral civil war that began in late 2014 mainly between the Rashad al-Alimi-led Presidential Leadership Council and the Mahdi al-Mashat-led Supreme Political Council, along with their supporters and allies. Major combatants include the internationally recognized Yemeni government, the Houthi movement, the Southern Transitional Council, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, and the Islamic State, with military intervention by a Saudi-led coalition and later shifts in front lines, ceasefires, and fragmented territorial control.
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ISIS wars and renewed interstate pressure
The ISIS territorial project, Yemen's war and Russia's first phase of war against Ukraine reshape conflict geography.
ISIS loses territorial control by 2019. Crimea, Donbas, Yemen and the Sahel remain decisive zones.Pandemic-era wars and invasion shock
Wars in Ethiopia, Myanmar and Ukraine show state collapse, mass mobilization and renewed interstate war.
Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion reorients European security. Myanmar's coup turns into nationwide civil war.Current conflict pre-live archive
Sudan, Gaza, Ukraine, Myanmar and the Middle East escalation define the archive immediately before the live endpoint.
The next tick after 2025 is the live worker-backed map. Static history stops before the live endpoint.