2015 in Yemen

none 2015 thumb|right|2015 flood The following lists events that happened in 2015 in Yemen. Incumbents President: Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi (until January 22) Mohammed Ali al-Houthi (from February 6) Vice President: Khaled Bahah (starting 13 April) Prime Minister: Khaled Bahah General: Ali Mohsen Saleh al-Ahmar Events January January 1 - The death toll of the suicide bombing in Ibb that occurred on December 31 rises to 49 with the injury count rising to 70.http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/death-toll-of-yemen-anti-huthi-bomb-blast-rises-to-49-115010100472_1.html Death toll of Yemen anti-Huthi bomb blast rises to 49 1 January 2015 3 January 2015 January 4 - A bombing at a local Houthi movement headquarters in Dhamar Governorate kills five people and wounds 25.http://dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2015/Jan-04/283001-explosion-in-yemen-kills-at-least-5-houthis.ashx Explosion in Yemen kills at least 5 Houthis 4 January 2015 5 January 2015 January 7 - A car bomb explodes outside a police college in Sana'a with at least 38 people reported dead and more than 50 wounded.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-30706208 Yemen bomb blast kills dozens near Sanaa police academy 4 January 2015 8 January 2015 January 17 - Gunmen abduct the chief of staff to Yemen's president in the center of the capital, Sana'a. It is uncertain if Shiite Houthi rebels or al-Qaeda militants kidnapped Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak.http://bigstory.ap.org/article/02a49818fabe4318b043124975abead8/officials-say-gunmen-abduct-head-yemen-presidents-office Yemen arrests 2 Frenchmen over suspected al-Qaida links 17 January 2015 22 January 2015 January 19 - Houthi insurgency in Yemen Clashes in Sana'a leave at least nine dead and 67 injured.http://bigstory.ap.org/article/81fe934743c6474b9d2d671ef4ec8cd4/houthis-military-battle-near-yemens-presidential-palace Yemeni troops battle Shiite rebels in Yemeni capital 19 January 2015 22 January 2015 22 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150122074023/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/81fe934743c6474b9d2d671ef4ec8cd4/houthis-military-battle-near-yemens-presidential-palace dead Houthi rebels seize the official Saba News Agency and surround the residence of the Prime Minister.May 2021 January 20 - Houthi rebels take over the residence of the President amidst calls by the rebel leader for negotiations to adjust the country's power structure.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/yemen-rebels-attack-presidential-compound-in-escalating-attacks-seen-as-coup-bid/2015/01/20/693aed94-a0b7-11e4-9f89-561284a573f8_story.html Yemen rebels attack presidential compound, weakening U.S.-backed leader The Washington Post 20 January 2015 22 January 2015 January 22 - President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi, Prime Minister Khaled Bahah, and the Yemeni cabinet resign.https://edition.cnn.com/2015/01/22/world/yemen-violence/index.html Yemen's President, Cabinet resign 22 January 2015 23 January 2015 January 29 - Houthi rebels seize a Yemeni military base south of the capital, Sana'a, where U.S. military advisers once trained Yemeni counterterrorism forces to fight al-Qaeda in the south of the country. The captured base was reportedly manned by forces loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh.https://www.wsj.com/articles/shiite-rebels-capture-key-military-base-in-yemen-1422538857 Shiite Rebels Capture Yemen Military Base (Subscription needed) 29 January 2015 30 January 2015 February February 6 - Houthi rebels take control in Yemen and dissolve the parliament.http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/02/06/Yemen-s-Houthi-to-issue-constitutional-decree.html Houthis take charge in Yemen 6 February 2015 7 February 2015 February 12 - Fighters from the Al-Qaeda affiliated Ansar al-Sharia take control of an army base in southern Yemen. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/foreign/13-Feb-2015/al-qaeda-linked-group-says-seized-army-base-in-south-yemen Al Qaeda-linked group says seized army base in south Yemen 12 February 2015 13 February 2015 Daily Times https://web.archive.org/web/20150212230040/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/foreign/13-Feb-2015/al-qaeda-linked-group-says-seized-army-base-in-south-yemen 12 February 2015 dead dmy-all February 14 - The United Arab Emirates suspends its embassy operations in Yemen due to security concerns surrounding the recent Shiite Houthi rebel take over of the country.http://www.france24.com/en/20150214-uae-evacuates-embassy-staff-yemen-capital/ UAE evacuates embassy staff from Yemen capital Agence France Presse https://web.archive.org/web/20150216134125/http://www.france24.com/en/20150214-uae-evacuates-embassy-staff-yemen-capital/ 2015-02-16 dead February 20 - The Houthis come to a preliminary agreement to form a new government in Yemen.https://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/20/middleeast/yemen-unrest/index.html?eref=edition Yemen's Houthi rebels show willingness to negotiate, cut rough deal 20 February 2015 28 February 2015 February 24 - Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi withdraws his resignation as President of Yemen after escaping from the custody of the Houthis.http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/02/24/Yemen-president-retracts-resignation-aide-.html Yemen President Hadi retracts resignation 24 February 2015 28 February 2015 March March 20 - Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide bombings in Shiite mosques in Sana'a that killed 142 people. http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-for-yemen-mosque-bombings/article1-1328799.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20150320181412/http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-for-yemen-mosque-bombings/article1-1328799.aspx dead March 20, 2015 142 killed in Yemen mosques' bombings, IS claims responsibility March 21 - The United States military evacuates the remaining 100 Special Operations forces members in the country due to the deteriorating security situation.https://edition.cnn.com/2015/03/21/middleeast/yemen-unrest/index.html Sources: U.S. pulling last of its Special Operations forces out of Yemen 21 March 2015 22 March 2015 March 25 President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi flees Yemen in a boat after Houthi rebels besiege the government's temporary capital of Aden in the southern part of the country. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_YEMEN?SITE=AP&CTIME=2015-03-25-12-20-57 SAUDI AIRSTRIKES TARGETING REBEL MILITARY BASES IN YEMEN September 2026 InternetArchiveBot The Gulf Cooperation Council announces its intervention in Yemen and Saudi Arabia begins launching airstrikes against Houthi forces and installations. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/saudia-arabia-begins-airstrikes-against-shiite-houthi-rebels-in-yemen/ Saudis begin airstrikes against rebels in Yemen CBS News March 26 - Saudi military intervention: Saudi Arabian warplanes launch airstrikes on Sana'a International Airport and Yemen's al Dulaimi military airport resulting in at least 17 deaths. https://www.reuters.com/article/yemen-security-sanaa-airport-idUSL6N0WS01K20150326?feedType=RSS&feedName=industrialsSector UPDATE 1-Planes strike airport, military airbase in Yemen's Sanaa-residents Reuters March 27 - A Middle Eastern coalition led by the Saudi Arabian army and Egyptian navy attacks positions in Yemen for the second successive day, resulting in at least ten deaths in Saada Governorate. Saudi Arabia declares that it will enforce a "no-fly zone". http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/27/middleeast/yemen-saudi-arabia-airstrikes/ Saudi-led coalition pounds Yemen with airstrikes for a second day 29 March 2015 30 March 2015 CNN.com CNN Almasmari Hakim March 28 Saudi military intervention: Saudi airstrikes continue in Yemen for the third successive day while ground fighting occurs in Aden. Saudi Arabia claims to be in full control of Yemen's airspace. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/03/yemen-aden-saudi-arabia-150327174924579.html Saudi-led air strikes hit Yemen for third straight day 28 March 2015 30 March 2015 Saudi planes evacuate a United Nations mission from Sanaa. http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/03/28/-Decisive-Storm-destroys-Houthi-missile-stockpile-.html 'Decisive Storm' destroys Houthi missile stockpile 28 March 2015 30 March 2015 March 29 - Pakistan sends a Boeing 747 to evacuate Pakistani nationals concerned about their security. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-pakistan-idUSKBN0MP03J20150329 Pakistan sends 747 jumbo jets to evacuate distraught nationals from Yemen 29 March 2015 30 March 2015 Reuters March 30 The People's Republic of China evacuates its citizens from Yemen due to concerns over declining security and also suspends anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden. http://bigstory.ap.org/article/68af10fd112a4fa0b9e4508c778887e7/china-evacuating-yemen-suspending-anti-piracy-patrols China evacuating from Yemen, suspending anti-piracy patrols 30 March 2015 30 March 2015 1 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150401192816/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/68af10fd112a4fa0b9e4508c778887e7/china-evacuating-yemen-suspending-anti-piracy-patrols dead Saudi-led airstrikes hit a refugee camp near a military installation in the northern district of Haradh killing 21 people. Houthis militants make gains in Hadi's last bastion, Aden. http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0ML0YC20150330?irpc=932 Air strike kills at least 40 at Yemen camp for displaced 30 March 2015 31 March 2015 March 31 - India evacuated 348 of its citizens as part of a rescue operation by the Indian Navy, named Operation Raahat.http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/indian-navy-evacuates-nearly-348-indians-from-strife-torn-yemen/ Yemen: Naval warship sails into 'barrage of bombs', evacuates 349 Indians 2 April 2015 The Indian Express 29 September 2015 April April 2 - Al-Qaeda fighters attack a prison in Mukalla freeing at least 270 prisoners. http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/02/middleeast/yemen-prison-break/index.html Officials: Al Qaeda fighters free 270 from Yemeni prison 2 April 2015 2 April 2015 CNN June 12 June - Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Nasir al-Wuhayshi was killed in a US drone strike in Mukalla. July 24 July - airstrikes targeted two residential complexes belonging to engineers and technicians of al-Mukha power plant of Taiz province.Ahmed Al-Haj and Merrit Kennedy "Saudi-led airstrikes kill 120; deadliest in Yemen conflict", Yahoo News, 25 July 2015"120 killed as Saudi Regime commits fresh atrocities in Taiz Yemen" https://web.archive.org/web/20150801033337/http://whatsupic.com/news-politics-world/143816-120-killed-as-saudi-regime-commits-fresh-atrocities-in-taiz-yemen.html 2015-08-01 , Whatsupic, 29 July 2015Yemen: Coalition Strikes on Residence Apparent War Crime Human Rights Watch July 27, 2015 https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/07/27/yemen-coalition-strikes-residence-apparent-war-crime September 4 September - a Houthi missile hit an ammunition dump at a military base in Ma'rib killing 45 UAE, 10 Saudi and 5 Bahraini soldiers.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34163982 Yemen crisis: UAE launches fresh Yemen attacks BBC.com 5 September 2015 6 September 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150907204725/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34163982 7 September 2015 December 14 December - the pro-Saleh Yemeni Army and Houthi militants carried out a strike with a Tochka ballistic missile against a military camp that was being used by troops of the Saudi-led coalition, south-west of the city of Taiz. Deaths 23 May – Ali Raymi, boxer and colonel (b.1973).http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/390403-mysterious-junior-flyweight-ali-raymi-killed-in-yemen Mysterious junior flyweight Ali Raymi killed in Yemen Ryan Songalia 28 May 2015 30 May 2015 Ring TV https://web.archive.org/web/20150905211750/http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/390403-mysterious-junior-flyweight-ali-raymi-killed-in-yemen 2015-09-05 dead 12 June – Nasir al-Wuhayshi, Emir of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (b.1976). https://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/15/middleeast/yemen-aqap-leader-killed/index.html Top al Qaeda leader reported killed in Yemen Dana Ford 15 June 2015 CNN 16 June 2015 30 October – Abdullah al-Dafa'i, Yemeni politician (b. 1939).وفاة وزير الاشغال العامة والطرق الاسبق عبدالله حسين الدفعي References 30em 2015 Category:Years of the 21st century in Yemen Category:2010s in Yemen Yemen Yemen