Timeline of the Yemeni Crisis (2011–present)

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"Yemeni Crisis (2011–present)" refers to events of the Houthi insurgency in Yemen, the Yemeni Revolution, the Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen and the South Yemen insurgency.

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2011

2012

2013

2013 mortal casualties, related with Ansar al-Sharia uprising 133-150+.

28 July-04 August – 17 Al-Qaeda suspects killed in drone attack. [1]
September 20 attacks – 21 [2] [3] killed.
October 15 – 1 police officer killed in shootout. [4]
October 17 – 1 soldier killed. [4]
October 18 – 12 soldiers killed in suicide bombing. [4]
December 5 – 52 killed in attack on defense ministry. [5] [6]

2014

During 2014 there were 317+ [32] casualties in the Ansar al-Sharia insurgency, 654+ [47] casualties in the Shia (Houthi) rebellion and 55+ [7] killed in the South Yemen insurgency.

2015

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