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Yemen鈥檚 uprising began on Jan. 27, 2011, when thousands protested in Sanaa demanding economic reforms. Protesters soon began calling for the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who had ruled for more than 30 years. The demonstrations swept quickly across the country, and Saleh attempted to crush them by force. A key turning point came on March 18, when security forces killed at least 50 protesters.
After months of unrest, Saleh agreed to hand power to his deputy, Abd Rabbuh Mansour al Hadi, on Nov. 23, 2011. Al Islah 鈥 a major Islamist party active in politics since the 1990s 鈥 negotiated Saleh鈥檚 exit along with the secular General People鈥檚 Council.听
Jan. 27:听Yemen鈥檚 first Arab Spring protest was held in Sanaa. At least 16,000 people participate.
Feb. 2:听Saleh announced he will not run for re-election in 2013 or pass power to his son.
Feb. 3:听More than 20,000 anti-government protesters gathered for a 鈥渄ay of rage鈥 in Sanaa.
Feb. 10-20:听Anti-government protesters demonstrated outside the Egyptian embassy and Sanaa University. At least 25 people were injured in clashes with security forces.
March 18:听Security forces cracked down on protesters, killing 57 people and injuring more than 200. Saleh announces a state of emergency.
March 25:听More than 100,000 people protested in Sanaa. Up to one million protested in other cities around the country.
April 23-May 6:听The Gulf Cooperation Council negotiated an end to the crisis, calling for Saleh to pass power to his deputy in exchange for immunity. Saleh initially agreed, but then refused to step down.
May:听AQAP seized Zinjibar in the southern Abyan province.
June 3:听Saleh was injured by a rocket attack and sought treatment in Saudi Arabia.
Aug. 13:听Houthi rebels and al Islah signed an agreement ending eight months of violent clashes in al Jawf.
October:听A wave of massive protests swept across Yemen. More than 800,000 protesters gathered in Sanaa alone.
Nov. 23:听Saleh agreed to hand power to his deputy, Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.
2012
President Saleh fled the country after a year of massive protests. Elections were held, but Saleh's deputy Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi was the only candidate. Saleh supporters clashed with security forces following Saleh's departure.听
Jan. 22:听Saleh left the country.
Feb. 22:听Yemen held elections. Hadi is the only candidate, and he is sworn in five days later.
June:听The Yemeni army recaptured the southern cities of Shuqra, Zinjibar, and Jaar from AQAP.
Aug. 1:听Saleh supporters stormed the Interior Ministry, prompting clashes with security forces in which 15 people are killed and 43 are wounded.
2013
The National Dialogue Conference began discussing a framework for a new constitution, making progress throughout the year. The United States continued to target AQAP in Yemen with airstrikes, despite the Yemeni Parliament passing a declaration to end U.S. drone strikes.听
March:听The National Dialogue Conference began discussions.
July:听The United States ramped up drone strikes against AQAP.
Dec. 15:听Parliament passed a non-binding declaration demanding the end of U.S. drone strikes on AQAP in Yemen. But Hadi continued to cooperate with U.S. strikes.
2014
The National Dialogue Conference finalized a framework for a new constitution in January 2014, but it did little to end the political crisis. In September, Houthi rebels stormed Sanaa and seized government buildings. The UN brokered a deal requiring Hadi to form a new cabinet in exchange for Houthis ceasing hostilities. But Houthis rejected the new cabinet and continued battling their rivals for control of the capital.
January: The National Dialogue Conference agreed on a framework for a new constitution. But it failed to address the key question of southern independence.
May 7:听Yemeni troops seized two al Qaeda strongholds in the south.
May 31-June:听More than 500 people were killed in clashes between Shiite rebels and tribesmen backed by the national army.
July:听Anti-government tribesmen bombed an oil pipeline, disrupting the flow of oil to a major Red Sea export terminal.
August:听Hadi fired his cabinet after two weeks of anti-government protests.
Aug. 9:听AQAP killed 15 soldiers in southern Yemen.
Sept. 21-22:听Houthi rebels stormed Sanaa and seized government buildings. The UN brokers a deal requiring Hadi to form a new government.
Nov. 1:听Houthi rebels attacked the al Islah party headquarters in the southwestern city of Ibb.
Nov. 7-8:听Hadi announced a new cabinet, but the Houthis rejected it.
Nov. 28:听Houthi rebels and al Islah reached a deal agreeing to cease hostilities, but clashes between the groups continue.
Dec. 14:听Houthi rebels blew up a building belonging to al Islah in Sanaa.
Dec. 20:听Dozens of protestors gathered in Sanaa to demand that Houthi rebels leave the capital. Houthis responded by abducting activist Shadi Khasrouf, who participated in the protests.
2015
By early 2015, Yemen鈥檚 government was still struggling to address demands across its complicated sectarian spectrum. On January 22, Hadi resigned from the presidency under pressure from Houthi rebels. Saudi Arabia, concerned about growing Iranian influence in Yemen, began launching airstrikes against the Houthis in late March.
Jan. 22:听Hadi resigned under pressure from Houthi rebels.
March 20:听Suicide attacks targeting two Houthi mosques in Sanaa killed more than 130 people and injured more than 300 others.
March 26:听Saudi Arabia began launching airstrikes in Yemen, coordinating with a 10-nation coalition.
June 16:听Nasser al Wuhayshi, the leader of AQAP was reportedly听听in a U.S. drone strike. Qasim al Raymi was named his successor.
September 22:听Hadi returned to Aden after the Houthis are driven out.
2016
As fighting continued between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, al Qaeda and ISIS stepped up their attacks. The UN Yemeni Envoy proposed a new peace plan that called for members of the internationally-recognized Hadi government to step down or accept diminished roles in exchange for a Houthi withdrawal from major cities.
Jan. 7:听Iran听听Saudi warplanes attacked Iran鈥檚 embassy in Sanaa. The Saudi-led coalition and Yemen鈥檚 government听听that the embassy building was targeted.
Jan.听11:听A Saudi missile听听a M茅decins Sans Fronti猫res (Doctors Without Borders) medical facility in Saada province, killing at least four people and wounding 10. 听
Jan. 27:听In a leaked report, a U.N. panel听听for an investigation of the Saudi-led military operation in Yemen following reports of 119 humanitarian violations by the Saud-led coalition.
Feb. 1:听Saudi Arabia听听an inquiry into Yemeni civilian deaths, responding to international criticism.
Feb. 4:听A U.S. drone strike听听al Qaeda chief Jalal Baliedy in the southern Abyan province. Baliedy had been听听of being the new leader of ISIS in Yemen.
Mar. 23:听A U.S. airstrike targeting an al Qaeda training camp听听at least 70 fighters and recruits.
Mar. 27:听Al Qaeda听听responsibility for shooting down an Emirati fighter jet with a surface-to-air missile. 听
Apr. 21:听U.N.-backed talks听听in Kuwait between the Houthis and President Abd-Rabou Mansour Hadi鈥檚 government.听
May 23:听ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack in Aden that killed听听army recruits amd injured 60 others.
Aug. 7:听U.N.-backed talks in Kuwait concluded without an agreement between the Houthis and Hadi鈥檚 government.
Aug. 29:听ISIS听听responsibility for a suicide attack on army recruits in Aden that killed 54.
Oct. 8:听Saudi-led coalition airplanes听听a funeral in Sanaa, killing 140 people and wounding more than 525 in one of the deadliest attacks in the conflict. The coalition听听it would investigate the airstrike after Washington said it will review support for the alliance.
Oct. 13:听A U.S. Navy destroyer听听cruise missile strikes on three radar installations in Houthi-controlled areas overlooking the Bab al Mandab straight. The attack was in retaliation to earlier failed attacks on the navy destroyer USS Mason in the red sea.
Oct. 19-21:听War parties听听to a 72-hour ceasefire, allowing for civilian access to humanitarian aid. The ceasefire helds for 3 days, and Saudi-led coalition airstrikes recommenced shortly after the truce expired.
Oct. 21:听A U.S. airstrike reportedly听听five members of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen鈥檚 Marib governorate.
Oct. 27:听U.N. Yemen envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed听听a new peace plan aimed at ending the conflict. It called for members of the internationally-recognized Hadi government to step down or accept diminished roles in exchange for a Houthi withdrawal from major cities.
Oct. 31:听U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power,听听for an end to indiscriminate Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in Yemen.
Nov. 29:听The Houthis and members of the ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh鈥檚 General People鈥檚 Congress听听a new 35-minister government based in Sanaa.
Dec. 18:听An ISIS suicide attack on a gathering of Yemeni security officers听听48 and wounded dozens in the southern port of Aden.
2017
The Yemeni crisis intensified late in 2017. Ex-president Saleh was killed by Houthi rebels after publically splitting from them and calling for a "new page" in his alliance with Saudi Arabia. Continued missile attacks by the Houthis on Saudi Arabia heightened tensions between Tehran and Riyadh, culminating with Saudi Arabia charging Iran with an act of war.听
Jan. 18:听A Houthi strike听听six civilians in the central city of Taiz, just one day after the killing of six other civilians outside of the city.听 听
Jan. 21-22:听A suspected U.S. drone strike听听three al Qaeda operatives in the south western Bayda province. Separate Saudi-led airstrikes听听at least 52 Houthi fighters in Mokha. Hospital officials in Aden听听the Houthis killed 14 Hadi government attackers.
Jan. 22:听Egypt鈥檚 National Defense Council听听military participation in the Saudi-led operation for an unspecified amount of time.
Jan. 23:听Yemeni government forces听听control of Red Sea port of Mokha after launching an assault against and听听out Houthi rebels.
Jan. 28:听A U.S.听听on al Qaeda headquarters killed 14 AQAP members in the Arabian Peninsula. One U.S. service member was killed and three others were wounded in the raid.
Jan. 30:听Three Houthi suicide boats听听a Saudi frigate off the Hodeida port in the Red Sea, killing two crew members and wounding three others.
A U.S. drone strike reportedly听听two men traveling in a vehicle in central Yemen who were believed to be al Qaeda militants.
Jan. 31:听The Houthis鈥 official news agency听听they launched a ballistic missile at a Saudi-led coalition military base on the Red Sea island of Zuqar on Monday, countering the Saudi claim of a suicide attack.听
Feb. 22: 听A senior Yemeni army general was in a missile attack by the Houthis.
March 25: 听A court in Houthi-controlled territory 听President Hadi and six other government officials to death for 鈥渉igh treason.鈥
May 19: 听Yemen鈥檚 Houthi movement said听it fired a ballistic missile towards Saudi Arabia鈥檚 capital Riyadh. The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted the missile 200 km west of the city.
May 30: 听Oman 听between the Saudi-backed Hadi government and the Houthi rebels over a U.N. plan for peace talks.
June 5: 听The Houthis 听U.N. Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed for abandoning his neutrality and not respecting U.N. resolutions, according to Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdul-Salam.
June 15: 听Houthi rebels 听a missile at a United Arab Emirates ship carrying medical supplies in the Red Sea. One person was injured in the attack.
The U.N. 听warring parties in Yemen to agree to a U.N.-negotiated deal over the management of port city Hodeidah and resuming government salary payments.
June 17: 听The Saudi-backed Yemen government 听to the U.N. two-point solution regarding the Hodeidah port.
July 22: 听The Houthis 听a Burkan-2 ballistic missile at an oil refinery in Saudi Arabia.
July 26:听Houthi rebels 听a Scud missile, targeting听at an oil facility near the port city of Yanbu in Saudi Arabia.
July 29: 听The Houthis 听an attack on a United Arab Emirates ship off the western coast of Yemen. No casualties or damage were reported.
Aug. 23: Houthi fighters 听their main ally, ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh, 鈥渆vil鈥 and condemned his description of them as a 鈥渕ilitia.鈥 The statements highlighted a growing rift between Saleh and the Houthis.
Aug. 24: 听Ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh 听a mass rally in Sanaa to celebrate 35 years since the founding of the General People鈥檚 Congress (GPC) party.
Aug. 27:听 A听Yemeni colonel and close adviser to Saleh was in clashes with Houthi rebels at a check-point in the southern neighborhood of Hadda.
Aug. 31: 听Former president Saleh 听the arrest of the Houthi gunmen who killed his close adviser.
Early Sept.: 听Leaders from Saleh鈥檚 GPC party and the Houthis to fix the rift between both groups.
Sept. 24: 听President Hadi said that a military solution is more likely to solve Yemen鈥檚 crisis. 鈥淭he military solution is the more likely one for the Yemen crisis in light of the intransigence of the Houthi and Saleh coup militias which continue to take orders from Iran,鈥 Hadi 听in an interview on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.
Sept. 25: 听Yemen鈥檚 Houthi forces 听a U.S. citizen in Sanaa.
Oct. 1: 听The Houthis 听they shot down a U.S. surveillance drone in the capital of Sanaa.
Oct. 29: 听Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir 听Iran is blocking peace efforts in Yemen and is still smuggling weapons to the Houthis.
Nov. 4: 听Saudi Arabia 听it intercepted a ballistic missile that was fired from Yemen near King Khaled Airport in Riyadh.
Nov. 6: 听Saudi Arabia 听Iran for the Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport.
Nov. 7: 听Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir 听Iran with an act of war following the Houthi missile attack on Riyadh.
The Saudi-led coalition 听all air, land and sea ports to the Arabian Peninsula in order to stem the flow of supplies and arms to the Houthis from Iran.
Nov. 8: 听Iranian President Hassan Rouhani 听the Houthi missile attack on Saudi Arabia was a reaction to Saudi aggression. 鈥淗ow should the Yemeni people react to bombardment of their country. So they are not allowed to use their own weapons? You stop the bombardment first and see if the Yemenis would not do the same,鈥 Rouhani said.
The White House 听the Houthi missile attack on Saudi Arabia that occurred on November 4.
Nov. 12: 听The Houthis 听to attack warships and oil tankers in retaliation for Saudi Arabia closing Yemen鈥檚 ports.
Nov. 22: 听The Saudi-led coalition 听it was going to reopen Yemen鈥檚 Hodeida port to allow humanitarian aid through to the capital of Sanaa.
Nov. 24: 听Remannts of four ballistic missiles fired into Saudi Arabia by the Houthis appear to have been designed and manufactured in Iran, a confidential U.N. report .
Dec. 2: 听Ali Abdullah Saleh publicly 听from his alliance with the Houthis. He called for a 鈥渘ew page鈥 in his relationship with the Saudi-led coalition.
Dec. 4:听 Ex-president Saleh was by the Houthis in a roadside ambush near Sanaa.
Dec. 19:听Saudi Arabia 听a ballistic missile over southern Riyadh. The Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack, which was targeting the royal Yamama Palace in the capital. No damage was reported.听
2018
Jan. 9:听Houthi rebels to block the Red Sea shipping lane if听the Saudi-led coalition keeps moving towards the Hodeidah port.听鈥淚f the aggressors keep pushing toward Hodeidah and if the political solution hits wall, there are some strategic choices that will be taken as a no return point, including blocking the international navigation in the Red Sea,鈥 Houthis鈥 Ansarullah political council chief, Saleh al-Samad, said.听
Jan. 10:听The Saudi-led coalition it foiled an attack on a Saudi oil tanker by Houthi fighters near the Hodeidah port. The coalition destroyed a boat carrying explosives headed towards the tanker, coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Maliki said.
Jan. 11:听The Houthis听 a ballistic missile at听a special forces camp and a facility for helicopter gunships in the Saudi border province of Najran. Saudi air defence forces shot down the missile mid-air without any casualties, Colonel Turki al-Malki, spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition, .听
Jan. 12:听A UN panel that Iran violated an arms embargo imposed on Yemen by failing to prevent the Houthi rebels from obtaining Iranian missiles. The report did not say Iran had supplied missiles to the Houthi rebels, but said the Islamic Republic was in "noncompliance" with Resolution 2216, for failing to keep such weapons out of Yemen.听
Jan. 16:听Houthi rebels they fired a short-range ballistic missile toward a regional airport in the Saudi border province of Jizan. Saudi defense forces they shot down the missile over Jizan. "This听hostile action by the Houthi group, which is backed by Iran, proves the Iranian regime's continuous support for the armed Houthi group by providing them with capabilities, which is in violation of UN resolutions," said spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition, Colonel Turki al-Malki.听
Jan. 18: The Houthis a missile into the border province of Najran in Saudi Arabia. The missile targeted an air defense operations center and inflicted heavy damage to an air defense base in the Khadhra crossing point in Najran.
Jan. 25: Danny Lavon Burch, a听U.S. citizen held captive by Houthi rebels since September 2017, was and taken to Oman. He was accompanied to Oman by Mohammed Abdel-Salam, a senior Houthi leader.听
Jan. 30:听Houthi rebels they fired a long-range ballistic missile at King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh. This is the second time the Houthis targeted the Saudi airport.听
Feb. 10:听Houthi spokesman Mohammad Abdul Salam with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif in Tehran. Zarif Iran's four-point peace plan for Yemen and stressed the need for an immediate stop to the war. He also called for the immediate shipment of humanitarian aid to Yemeni civilians.听
The Arab coalition's Patriot air defense systems a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis from the Ras Kutayb area in the Hodeidah province. The missile was destroyed before reaching its intended target, suspected to be al-Mukha city in the western Yemeni province of Taiz.听
Feb. 12:听Major General Gameel al-Mamari, a high-ranking Houthi official, to the Yemeni army. Al-Mamari was a spokesman for the Houthis' air defence forces and a deputy director of the military forum, a group of high-ranking army officers in Sanaa.听
Feb. 13:听The Houthis to join a new round of peace talks with the General People's Congress party in Oman. The peace talks will take place as soon as a new UN Peace Envoy to Yemen is announced.
Senior Houthi field commander Abu Taha al-Ghalisi was in shelling on Houthi positions in the southwestern city of Taiz. Al-Ghalisi was responsible for leading Houthi fronts north of Taiz.听
Feb. 14:听The Saudi military a cross border attack by Houthi rebels in the southern border town of Nathran. Around 25 Houthi militants were killed and other wounded. Saudi helicopters also destroyed three Houthi military vehicles. This was the second cross border attack by the Houthis in less than a week.听
Feb. 16-26:听The United States, Britain and France a UN Security Council resolution that condemned Iran for failing to stop its ballistic missiles from falling into the hands of the Houthis. The draft also called for听renewed UN sanctions on Yemen and would allow the UN Security Council to impose targeted sanctions for "any activity related to the use of ballistic missiles in Yemen." Russia the resolution. The UN Securty Council subsequently passed a Russian-drafted resolution that renewed the embargo and panel's mandate but left out the Iran-Houthi issue.听
Feb. 21:听Mohammed Ali al Houthi a letter to the United Nations to end the three-and-a-half-year war. The document titled "An Initiative to End the Tragedies Caused by the Aggression on Yemen" criticized the U.N. Security Council for failing "to prevent the interference and aggression against Yemen as well as the massacres committed daily against the Yemeni citizens." The letter also included points for ending the conflict, such as forming a reconciliation comittee, presidential and parliamentary elections, international guarantees to begin reconsturction and compensation for damages, and preventing any aggression from foreign countries against Yemen.听
Feb. 27:听听The Houthis to sign a peace agreement that was built on discussions between the internationally recognized government and themselves, according to outgoing UN envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. The Houthis rejected security arrangements that required them to pull out of cities and hand over weapons听to a neutral military committee. 鈥淚t became clear that the Al Houthis were not prepared to make concessions on the proposed security arrangements. This has been a major stumbling block towards reaching a negotiated solution,鈥 Ahmed said in his last briefing to the U.N. Security Council.听
March 1:听Coalition airstrikes more than 100 Houthi rebels and injured dozens of fighters in the western Hodeidah district.听
March 21:听Houthi rebels violenty a protest by dozens of supporters of ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh in the Yemeni capital. A number of protestors were detained and some injures were reported.听
March 25:听The Houthis seven missiles at four Saudi cities - three at the capital Riyadh, one at the southwest city of Khamis Mushait, one at southern Najran and two at Jizan. The Houthi Ministry of Defense claimed the missiles hit seven different targets inside Saudi Arabia, including four airports. But听the Saudi coalition denied the claims, saying all missiles were intercepted and destroyed. Fragments from the intercepted missiles killed an Egyptian resident. It is the first death on Saudi soil since the military intervention began.听
March 29:听Houthi rebels a ballistic missile from the northern Yemeni province of Saada听at the Saudi city of Jizan. Saudi air defences intercepted the missile before it could strike its target.听
March 30:听The Yemeni army a Houthi weapons stockpile in Saada province. The strike coincided with a coalition raid on Houthi militias in the northern province. Houthi militants launched a ballistic missile at Saudi Arabia from the province the night before.听
March 31:听Saudi air defense forces a missile fired by the Yemeni Houthis. The missile targeted a Saudi National Guard base in the southern city Najran, a rebel-run news agency reported. An Indian resident was injured by falling debris in the attack.听
April 2:听Saleh al Samad, the head of the Houthi听Political Council in Sanaa, the rebels were "ready to buy weapons from any country that wants to sell to us, be it Russia or Iran." But he demanded the weapons be delivered to Sanaa to bypass the coalition blockade. Samad made the comments during a graduation ceremony speech for Houthi military cadets in Sanaa.听
April 3:听Houthi rebels a Saudi Arabian oil tanker with a missile west of Hodeidah in international waters. A coalition warship and escorted the tanker, which sustained minimal damage, northwards.听The Houthis said the attack was in response to a coalition airstrike on the rebel-held Hodeidah port听that killed 14 people, including women and children, the day before.听
April 4:听Saudi Arabia a Houthi missile that was intended for southern Jizan.听
April 6:听The Houthis a missile at the southern city Najran, Saudi Arabia. Saudi defense forces intercepted the missile. No damage or casualties were reported.听
April 11:听The Houthis a Burkan 2-H ballistic missile at the Saudi capital Riyadh and also targeted oil facilities in southern Najran and Jizan, according to the rebel's Al Masirah television network. The missile traveled more than around 500 miles into Saudi Arabia before it was intercepted by Saudi air defenses. The Saudi-led coalition said it had also shot down two drones in southern Saudi Arabia. The Houthis claimed they targeted some areas with Qasif-1 drones.听
April 12:听Saudi air defense forces a Houthi missile targeting southern Jizan.听
April 13:听鈥淎s long as the aggression continues, our military capabilities will grow and develop,鈥 Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the leader of the rebel group. The Houthis also听 a missile at Saudi Arabia for a third day in a row. The missile targeted southern Jizan but was intercepted by Saudi defense systems.听
April 15:听Iran supplied the Houthis with drones used to attack Saudi Arabia, the Yemeni government . The drones were "made in Iran" and it was "impossible to manufacture them locally," said Yemen's internationally recongized government.听
April 19:听The Houthis shot down a U.S.-drone over Hodeidah, according to .听
Saleh al Sammad, the head of the Houthis' Supreme Political Council, was in Saudi airstrikes on Hodeidah province, Al Masirah TV reported. Mahdi al Mashat was elected as Sammad's successor.听"This crime will not break the will of our people and state ... [and]听will not pass without accountability," Abdul Malik al Houthi said. "The forces of this aggression led by Washington and the Saudi regime are legally responsible for such a crime and all its implications."
April 22:听The Houthis a ballistic missile at southern Najran. Saudi air defences intercepted the missile, "but the shrapnel scattered over residential areas and cause a fire at a farm belonging to a citizen, without causing any injuries," the Saudi Press Agency said.听
April 23:听Saudi Arabia two ballistic missiles at Saudi Aramco oil production facility in southern Jizan. The Houthis claimed responsibility on its Al Masirah TV.听
April 24:听Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif the U.S. of fabricating evidence that Houthi missiles launched against Saudi Arabia were manufactured in Iran.听
April 26:听Saudi Arabia four ballistic missiles from Houthi rebels听over southwestern Jizan. Falling debris from the interception听killed one person.听
April 29:听The Houthis to intensify rocket atacks on Saudi Arabia and said they are manufacturing their own ballistic missiles.听
Three Saudi soldiers in clashes with the Houthis along the Yemen-Saudi Arabia border, the Saudi Press Agency said.听
May 3:听The UN's Yemen envoy Martin Griffiths in Omani to meet with Houthi officials to try and revive peace talks.听
May 6:听Houthi rebels two ballistic missils at the southern city of Najran. Saudi air defence forces intercepted the missiles. Debris from the missiles fell on residential neighborhoods but no injuries or damage were reported. "This hostile action by the Houthi militias proves the continued involvement of the Iranian regime," said Saudi coalition spokesman Col. Turki al Maliki.听
May 9:听The Houthis missiles at economic targets in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia intercepted one missile and another landed in an uninhabitated area in the desert south of the capital. Col. Turki al Maliki said the Houthis also "failed to launch a short-range Badr-type rocket" toward Najran but it also landed in an desert area.听
May 11:听Some 40 Houthis were during clashes with Yemeni forces outside the city of Hodeidah.听
May 14:听Houhi rebels a ballistic missile at Saudi Aramco in southern Jizan province. The missile landed in the open desert and no damage was inflicted, the Saudi-led coalition said.听
May 19:听Saudi Arabia ballistic missiles from the Houthis, which were targeting the city of Khamis Mushait.听
May 22:听The U.S. five Iranians it said provided Yemen's Houthis with technical expertise and waeponry to launch attacks against Saudi Arabia.听
May 29:听Yemeni forces within 20 kilometers of the Houthi-held Hodeidah port.听
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Cameron Glenn, Hanan Yazid and Mattisan Rowan contributed to this chronology.