The Yemeni Civil War began in 2014, when the Houthi movement, a group from the north of the country, took control of the capital, Sanaa, and then advanced south, forcing the internationally recognized president Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi to flee. In March 2015 a coalition led by Saudi Arabia intervened to restore his government, and the conflict became a proxy struggle involving regional powers, with Iran backing the Houthis. The fighting, bombing and blockades produced one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with hunger, disease and many deaths. A United Nations-brokered truce in 2022 reduced the violence, but the country remains divided among several forces.
Before and after
- 11 August 2014Death of Robin Williams
- 17 August 2014Discovery of C/2014 Q2
- 5 September 2014Construction of Lukoil Arena
- from 13 September 2014 to 26 January 2015Siege of Kobanî
- 16 September 2014Yemeni Civil War
- 18 September 20142014 Scottish independence referendum
- 19 September 2014Opération Chammal
- 22 September 2014United States intervention in Syria
- from 26 September 2014 to 15 December 20142014 Hong Kong protests
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