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The Story of

Yemen

570 – 2026

Country in West Asia

  1. 2025–2026 southern Yemen campaign

    2 December 2025 – 9 January 2026

    On 2 December 2025, during the Yemeni civil war, the Southern Transitional Council (STC)—a secessionist faction backed by the United Arab Emirates—launched a large-scale military offensive across southern Yemen, breaking years of military stalemate in the conflict. The operation began in the Hadhramaut Governorate, which at the time was under the control of the internationally recognized, Saudi-backed government of Yemen.

  2. Fall of Aden

    7 January 2026

    On 7 January 2026, the Yemeni government (Presidential Leadership Council, PLC) forces captured the Southern Transitional Council's de facto capital, Aden, resulting in the STC's reported dissolution and the collapse of the group's forces in the area. The city's capture was the culmination of a government counteroffensive against the STC that had previously captured Hadhramaut and al-Mahrah Governorates amid Saudi airstrikes against STC positions.

  3. 2026 Yemen offensives

    3 September 2026

    2026 military campaign in Yemen.

  4. Operation Dawn of Yemen

    5 October 2026

    On 3 September 2026, the Iran-backed Houthis launched an offensive against the Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), the internationally recognized government of Yemen, amid the ongoing Yemeni civil war. Clashes began in Taiz Governorate, prompting a PLC counter-offensive against the Houthis in the Al-Jawf and Al-Bayda governorates.