✦ History

North Yemen civil war

September 26, 1962 – December 1, 1970 · Sanaa

Result Republican victory

Civil war that followed the army coup against Imam Muhammad al-Badr: royalists backed by Saudi Arabia and Jordan fought republicans backed by tens of thousands of Egyptian troops, ending with recognition of the Yemen Arab Republic.

On the map Contemporaries

Republicans

Royalists

Other

North Yemen
Egypt
Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Gamal Abdel Nasser President of Egypt Anwar Sadat military commander Abdullah al-Sallal President of the Yemen Arab Republic Abdul Rahman al-Eryani belligerent leader Hassan al-Amri military commander
King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Saudi crown prince and king Muhammad al-Badr belligerent leader Hassan ibn Yahya military commander

Strength and losses

North Yemen Strength 3,000

Egypt Strength 130,000 · Deaths 15,194–26,000

Saudi Arabia Deaths 1,000

Killed
c. 53,500

Units

Egyptian Army Egyptian Navy Egyptian Air Force

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