No end in sight for Yemen conflict

Yemen’s civil war has been raging since 2015 and has caused one of the largest humanitarian crises in the world, with an estimated 75 percent of the population in need of assistance, according to the UN

Areas of control: November 2017 
Government / Saudi-led coalition
Houthis and allies
Sparsely populated
Border between North and South Yemen before unification in 1990
OMAN
160km 100 miles
Sadah
Sanaa
Red Hodeida Sea
Taiz
SAUDI ARABIA
Al Bayda
Aden
YEMEN
Al Mukalla
Areas with
Al Qaeda presence
Gulf of Aden

TIMELINE OF YEMEN’S INSTABILITY
1990s: Houthi religious movement emerges, aimed at reviving Zaidi Shia traditions of Yemen’s north

2004: Houthis launch uprising amid crackdown by Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh (left) and killing of group’s founder, Hussein al-Houthi

2012: Following widespread Arab Spring protests against his 30-year rule, Saleh steps down in favour of his deputy, Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi

2014: Saleh and his still-loyal forces form alliance with Houthis, helping them to seize capital, Sanaa. Hadi flees to Saudi Arabia

2015: Saudi-led coalition of Arab states intervenes in support of Hadi, launching airstrikes and naval blockade against Iran-backed Houthis

Dec 2017: Houthis kill Saleh as their alliance falls apart, sparking fears of further chaos and bloodshed. Fighting and airstrikes have killed more than 10,000 civilians and displaced three million since 2015

Population of Yemen (millions) 29.3 
People in need of humanitarian assistance  22.2
People in acute need  11.3


Sources: Business Insider, Economist, UNOCHA
Picture: Getty Images
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