2020 in Yemen

Incumbents

Events

January
  • January 1
    • Yemeni rebels release some Saudi prisoners, as UN-led peace talks make progress.[4]
  • January 7
    • Houthi rebels shot down a drone belonging to the Saudi-led coalition, in the northeastern province of Jawf.[5][6]
  • January 8
    • Saudi Arabia begins efforts to rebuild power stations in Yemen.[7]
  • January 18
  • January 29 - Qasim al-Raymi, Emir of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (b. 1978).[9]
  • 31 January
    • Houthi armed forces spokesman Gen. Yahya Sarea announced that Houthi forces managed to liberate roughly 2,500 km2 of territory including the city of Naham, and parts of the governorates of Al-Jawf and Marib, from Saudi-led forces.[10] The coalition forces immediately denied this claim, claiming victory and progress in these areas.“In the Nahm district, east of the capital Sanaa, the National Army managed to regain control of a number of Houthi-controlled areas,” Majli said.[11]

February
  • 15 February
    • a Saudi fighter jet crashed in Yemen and the Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the attack. The next day, the Saudi-led coalition launched airstrikes, targeting Yemen's northern Al-Jawf province and killed 31 civilians.[12]

March

April

May
  • 26 May
    • Houthi fighters attacked a military base in Ma'rib Governorate, killing seven people.[20]
  • 28 May
    • United Nations agencies and other international humanitarian partners launch a $2.41 billion USD appeal for addition funds to fight the spread of COVID-19 in Yemen.[21]

June
  • 21 June
    • The Southern Transitional Council seized control of the island of Socotra.[22]

July

Deaths

See also

Yemen government

Executive branch

Legislative

Political groups

Yemen conflicts

References
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  2. Publications, Publitec (2011-12-22). Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008. ISBN 9783110930047.
  3. Burrowes, Robert D. (2016-02-05). The Yemen Arab Republic: The Politics of Development, 1962-1986. ISBN 9781317291619.
  4. Yemeni rebels say they have released 6 Saudi war detainees, January 1, 2020, AP.
  5. Net, Al-Thawra. "Saudi CH-4 drone shot down by Yemeni air defnces in Jawf | Al-Thawra Net".
  6. "Video footage of downing Saudi CH-4 drone released". January 7, 2020.
  7. Arabia to Help Yemen Establish Power Stations Tuesday, 7 January, aawsat.com.
  8. "Yemen war: Death toll in attack on military base rises to 111". BBC News. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  9. "Exclusive: Local sources confirm the killing of Qassim Al-Raimi by US strike in Al-Baydha". Almasdar Online. 2 February 2020.
  10. "Yemeni Armed Forces: "Compact Structure" Campaign Liberated an Area of 2500 Sq. Kilometers, Killed, Injured or Arrested Thousands of Mercenaries (Video)". 31 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  11. "Hadi Holds Meeting at Joint Command HQ in Riyadh".
  12. "War in Yemen: Spree of Hostilities Surround as Militias Down War Jet". Mirror Herald. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  13. "Yemen Houthis seize strategic city bordering Saudi Arabia". Middle East Monitor. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  14. "Officials say Yemen's rebels seize strategic northern city". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  15. "Air strikes hit Houthi-held Yemeni capital Sanaa:witnesses". Reuters. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  16. Link 2: "Release inmates in Yemen to avert nationwide coronavirus outbreak, experts urge". UN. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
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  18. "Health workers' worst fears confirmed as Covid-19 reaches war-torn Yemen". The Guardian. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  19. "Yemen war: Separatists declare autonomous rule in south". BBC News. April 26, 2020. The Aden-based Southern Transitional Council (STC) declared a state of emergency, saying it would govern the port city and other southern provinces.
  20. Ghobari, Mohammed (May 27, 2020). MacSwan, Angus (ed.). "Missile attack on Yemen army base in Marib kills seven: sources". Reuters. Houthi fighters in Yemen fired missiles at a military base of the Saudi-backed government in Marib province, northeast of the capital Sanaa, on Tuesday, killing seven people [...] The sources said Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Sagheer bin Aziz survived Tuesday’s attack. One of his sons and a nephew, both officers, were killed along with five others
  21. "Yemen: Humanitarians seeking $2.41 billion to keep aid flowing amid COVID-19 pandemic". UN News. 2020-05-28. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  22. Mukhashaf, Mohammed; El Yaakoubi, Aziz (June 21, 2020). Kasolowsky, Raissa (ed.). "Yemen separatists seize remote Socotra island from Saudi-backed government". Reuters. On Saturday, the STC announced it had seized government facilities and military bases on the main island of Socotra, a sparsely populated archipelago which sits at the mouth of the Gulf of Aden on one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.
  23. "Tanker off Yemen risks spilling four times as much oil as Exxon Valdez - U.N." July 15, 2020 – via www.reuters.com.
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