Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict

Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict
	Part of the spillover of the Yemeni Civil War and the Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen
	; Current (October 2023) political and military control in ongoing Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) and Yemen Republic of Yemen (internationally recognized), Yemeni Armed Forces and GPC allies Republic of Yemen, territories controlled by pro-government STC militias Houthi movement Local, non-aligned forces Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) Islamic State – Yemen Province (IS-YP) (For a map of the military situation in Yemen and border areas in Saudi Arabia, see the detailed map here.)
Date	2 April 2015 – present
Location	Yemen and Saudi Arabia
Status	Ongoing, military stalemate
Territorial; changes	Saudi-led coalition and Hadi loyalists control eastern Marib Governorate as well as parts of northern and southern Yemeni Governorates of Saada, Al-Jawf, Hajjah, Al Hudaydah, and Taiz Governorate (see also a detailed map)
Belligerents
Saudi Arabia Royal Saudi Land Force; Royal Saudi Air Force; Royal Saudi Naval Forces; Royal Saudi Air Defense; Saudi Arabian National Guard; Yemen; (Government of Yemen) Security Forces; Yemeni mercenaries; Salafist fighters; Jordan; Qatar (2015–2017); Sudan (2015–2019)	Yemen; (Supreme Political Council) Houthis; Republican Guard (2015–2017); Allegedly supported by:; Iran (weapons); North Korea (military)
Commanders and leaders
Gen. Awad Al-Balawi; (Director General of Saudi Border Guard); Lt. Gen Muhammad Al Shaalan †; (Commander of the Royal Saudi Air Force; Brig. Gen Ibrahim Hamzi †; (Deputy Cmdr. 8th Armoured Brigade); Maj. Gen. Abdulrahman al-Shahrani †; (Commander of 18th Brigade); Col. Hassan Ageeli †; Lt. Col. Abdullah al-Balwi †	Abdul-Malik al-Houthi; Abu Bakr Abu Ahmed as-Salami; Brig. Gen. Hasan Almalsi † (Commander of Houthi special forces); Abdullah al-Fadeea †; (Houthi frontline deputy general supervisor)
Casualties and losses
	Thousands of Yemeni civilians killed and wounded, 500+ Saudi civilians killed

The Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict is an ongoing armed conflict between the Royal Saudi Armed Forces and Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi forces that has been taking place in the Arabian Peninsula, including the southern Saudi regions of Asir, Jizan, and Najran, and northern Yemeni governorates of Saada, Al Jawf, and Hajjah, since the onset of the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen in 2015.

Over the course of the conflict the Houthis have carried out attacks on military bases and outposts in Saudi Arabia.

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