
The article deals with the parties to the conflict in Yemen, namely the internationally recognized Yemeni government supported by Saudi Arabia, the Southern Transitional Council supported by the UAE, and the Ansar Allah Houthi group supported by Iran, noting that the civil war has been going on for 12 years and began with the Houthis taking control of Sanaa, the intervention of a Saudi-led military coalition, and the United Nations truce in 2022 that reduced the fighting but did not end the risk of a return to a large-scale war.
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The conflict in Yemen has been going on for more than a decade. It began with the Houthis taking control of the capital, Sanaa, which led to a Saudi-led military intervention. The United Nations brokered a truce in 2022 that reduced the fighting but did not end the risk of a return to full-scale war.
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Developments in Yemen are accelerating against the backdrop of a complex and open conflict for more than a decade over influence between multiple parties: the internationally recognized Yemeni government supported by Saudi Arabia, the Southern Transitional Council supported by the UAE, and the Ansar Allah-Houthi group supported by Iran.
Yemen has been suffering from an ongoing civil war for 12 years, which began with the Houthis taking control of the capital, Sanaa, which prompted a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia to intervene. A UN-brokered truce agreement in 2022 largely halted the fighting, but the impoverished country now faces the most serious threat of returning to full-scale war.
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Large-scale military confrontations may resume in Yemen if the current truce collapses
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