{
  "id": "ACM-YEM-WAR",
  "slug": "yemen-war",
  "title": "The Yemen War",
  "url": "https://armedconflicts.org/yemen-war.html",
  "status": "Active",
  "intensity": "High",
  "region": "Arabian Peninsula",
  "type": "Civil war",
  "tracked_since": "2014",
  "revision": "2026-08-05",
  "sources": [
    "ACLED",
    "UCDP",
    "CFR Global Conflict Tracker"
  ],
  "locations": [
    {
      "name": "Sanaa",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 15.3694,
      "lon": 44.191,
      "description": "Yemen's traditional capital, seized by Houthi forces in 2014 and still the seat of their administration.",
      "control": "Houthi movement (Ansar Allah)",
      "source": "Al Jazeera",
      "source_url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/14/mapping-who-controls-what-in-yemen-in-2026",
      "as_of": "2026-01-14"
    },
    {
      "name": "Aden",
      "type": "port",
      "lat": 12.7794,
      "lon": 45.0367,
      "description": "Southern port city serving as the interim seat of Yemen's internationally recognized government.",
      "control": "Internationally recognized government (Presidential Leadership Council)",
      "source": "Al Jazeera",
      "source_url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/14/mapping-who-controls-what-in-yemen-in-2026",
      "as_of": "2026-01-14"
    },
    {
      "name": "Hodeidah",
      "type": "port",
      "lat": 14.7979,
      "lon": 42.9545,
      "description": "Yemen's main Red Sea port and principal entry point for humanitarian aid, overlooking approaches to the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait.",
      "control": "Houthi movement (Ansar Allah)",
      "source": "Al Jazeera",
      "source_url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/14/mapping-who-controls-what-in-yemen-in-2026",
      "as_of": "2026-01-14"
    },
    {
      "name": "Marib",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 15.462,
      "lon": 45.3222,
      "description": "Oil- and gas-producing city east of Sanaa that has repeatedly repelled Houthi offensives and hosts large numbers of displaced Yemenis."
    },
    {
      "name": "Taiz",
      "type": "city",
      "lat": 13.5789,
      "lon": 44.0178,
      "description": "Yemen's third-largest city, besieged and divided along front lines since 2015 with roads in and out subject to closure."
    },
    {
      "name": "Bab-el-Mandeb Strait",
      "type": "chokepoint",
      "lat": 12.5804,
      "lon": 43.3311,
      "description": "Narrow maritime chokepoint between the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden through which a large share of global container traffic normally passes; repeatedly targeted by Houthi missile and drone attacks on shipping since late 2023."
    },
    {
      "name": "Al Mukha (Mocha)",
      "type": "port",
      "lat": 13.3208,
      "lon": 43.2478,
      "description": "Historic Red Sea coffee-trade port south of Hodeidah that has changed hands multiple times during the war."
    },
    {
      "name": "Al Mukalla",
      "type": "port",
      "lat": 14.5333,
      "lon": 49.1333,
      "description": "Main port of eastern Hadramawt governorate, briefly held by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in 2015-2016 before being retaken by a Saudi-led coalition offensive."
    }
  ],
  "revision_history": [
    {
      "date": "2026-08-05",
      "change": "Headlines refreshed",
      "source": "News feed"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-01-14",
      "change": "Sanaa control updated",
      "source": "Al Jazeera"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-01-14",
      "change": "Aden control updated",
      "source": "Al Jazeera"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-01-14",
      "change": "Hodeidah control updated",
      "source": "Al Jazeera"
    }
  ]
}