Al Hudaydah offensive, also called Western Coast Offensive (Arabic: جبهة الساحل الغربي), describes the offensive launched in December 2017 by pro-government forces against the Houthis in Al Hudaydah Governorate as part of Yemen's 2015 civil war. As of December 2018, the pro-government forces have captured the towns of Al Khawkhah, Hays, At Tuhayta, and brokered a ceasefire in Al Hudaydah City. In November 2021, a coalition withdrawal led the Houthi forces to break the siege of Al Hudaydah and recapture At Tuhayta.
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Al Hudaydah offensive |
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Part of the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) and the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen |
Coalition's Hudaydah offensive within southwestern-Yemen |
Date | Main Phase: 6 December 2017 – 27 November 2018 UN brokered Cease fire Restart of Hostilities: 13 November 2021 - present |
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Location | 14°48′08″N 42°57′04″E |
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Status |
- Coalition victory in Al Khawkhah, Hays, and At Tuhayta.
- UN brokered cease fire in Al Hudaydah in 2018
- Hadi government forces and allies leave Eastern Al Hudaydah in 2021[1]
- Clashes take place in Al Hudaydah governorate south and Hays
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Belligerents |
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Cabinet of Yemen
United Arab Emirates[4][5]
Southern Movement
Supported by:
Saudi Arabia[6][7][4] |
Supreme Political Council
Supported by:
Hezbollah (alleged)[8] |
Commanders and leaders |
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Tareq Saleh Ahmad al-Kokpani Hassan Taher[9] Abdulsalam Al Shehi[10] Abdulrahman Hajri[11] Haitham Kassem[12] Nabil Amr (WIA) Abu Zaraa Al-Mahramy[13] Raed Al-Habhy Al-Yafeiy[13] Hamdy Shokry Al-Sobaihy[13] Abd Al-Rahman Al-Lajy[13] Nizar Al-Wageeh[13] Abu Haroun Al-Yafeiy[13] Wissam Saleh[14] Hassan Dobla Ibrahim Abado Mohammed Al Himyari[15] Aseel Al Sakladi[15] Mohammed Omar Moamen[16] Rafeeq Domah[17] Ibrahim Al Theeb[18] Ahmed Kawkabani[19] Saddam Al-Qadi[19] Nabil Al Suheily[19] Naser Al Redhami[20]
- Gen. Abdul Hamid Al-Yahari †[citation needed]
- Osama Muhraki †
- Ali Fadhel al-Hayish †
- Abdullah Jalmud †
- Asil Faisal Modara †
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Mohammed Ali al-Houthi Yusuf al-Madani Mansour Ahmed Hamoud Jahaf al-Makeni Abu Ali al-Hakim Mohammed Al-Amati[21] Latman Sharaf[21]
- Saleh al-Sammad †
- Yasser al-Ahmar †
- Ali Muhammad Sulaiman Halsi †
- Hameed Qasim Heikal †
- Abu Malak †
- Mohammed al-Dahn †
- Maqbool al-Jarb Abuqhatan †
- Abu Jibril Ali Mahmoud al-Shahari †
- Abu Thabit †
- Diaa Abdul-Salam Jahaf †
- Khalid Mahdali †
- Yahya Sharaf al-Din †
- Ibrahim Abado
- Abed Abdullah Hamza †
- Abu Talib †
- Thabet Muhiuddin (POW)
- Omar al-Ansi
- Yunus Ibrahim Amer †
- Sharaf Abdullah Al-Makeni Abu Mohammed †
- Ahmed bin Ahmed al-Washli †
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Units involved |
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Republican Guard [22] Popular resistance
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Houthis |
Strength |
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25,000 5,000[24] |
30,000–35,000 |
Casualties and losses |
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350 killed (per Coalition, by 11 June 2018)[25] 4 Emirati soldiers killed[26] 1,323 killed and wounded (per Houthis, by 24 June)[27] |
250 killed, 143 captured (per Coalition, by 11 June 2018)[25] |
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