Where Is War

Is there a war in Yemen?

Yes. UCDP lists 8 active armed conflicts with fighting recorded in Yemen.

1 of them at war level (1,000+ deaths in a year). Largest: Yemen (North Yemen): Government, 444 deaths in 2025.

Updated 30 October 2026 · UCDP data through 30 September 2026 · View on map →

Deaths recorded in Yemen in 2025

1,410in state-based fighting
262in fighting between armed groups
46in attacks on civilians (one-sided violence)

UCDP GED Global 26.1: best estimates for events located in Yemen (as UCDP places them), by type of violence. The three are shown separately, as UCDP counts them, and are not added together here.

The conflicts

Each conflict as UCDP defines it: a dispute with at least 25 battle-related deaths in a year. Figures are UCDP best estimates; the newest months are preliminary and can change. UCDP does not record who started each clash.

War levelState-based conflict · UCDP start year 1948

Yemen (North Yemen): Government

444deaths in 2025UCDP Battle-Related Deaths Dataset 26.1 (conflict level)
4,808deaths in Jan–Sep 2026preliminary · UCDP Candidate Events Dataset 26.01.26.09
64,705total 2008–2025sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (18 years listed)

Who is fighting: Government of Yemen (North Yemen) vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council

1989: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1990: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1991: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1992: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1993: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1994: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1995: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1996: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1997: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1998: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1999: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2000: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2001: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2002: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2003: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2004: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2005: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2006: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2007: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2008: 332009: 1,4132010: 7162011: 1,6992012: 2,4502013: 5822014: 1,8552015: 7,5592016: 3,2752017: 3,2092018: 4,7062019: 2,6372020: 6,2602021: 23,3602022: 2,9202023: 8082024: 7792025: 4442026: 4,808 (Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary)
1989highest: 23,3602026*

* Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary (hatched). Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).

Latest recorded fighting: September 2026

Conflict-wide figures (not only Yemen). Also recorded in: Iraq, Saudi Arabia.

Figures by year
YearDeaths (best estimate)
Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary4,808
2025444
2024779
2023808
20222,920
202123,360
20206,260
20192,637
20184,706
20173,209
20163,275
20157,559
20141,855
2013582
20122,450
20111,699
2010716
20091,413
200833

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Armed conflictState-based conflict · UCDP start year 2023

United Kingdom, United States of America - Yemen

781deaths in 2025UCDP Battle-Related Deaths Dataset 26.1 (conflict level)
4deaths in Jan–Sep 2026preliminary · UCDP Candidate Events Dataset 26.01.26.09
911total 2024–2025sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (2 years listed)

Who is fighting: Government of United Kingdom, Government of United States of America vs Government of Yemen (North Yemen)

2023: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2024: 1302025: 7812026: 4 (Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary)
2023highest: 7812026*

* Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary (hatched). Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).

Latest recorded fighting: February 2026

Figures by year
YearDeaths (best estimate)
Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary4
2025781
2024130

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Armed conflictState-based conflict · UCDP start year 2024

Israel - Yemen

164deaths in 2025UCDP Battle-Related Deaths Dataset 26.1 (conflict level)

Who is fighting: Government of Israel vs Government of Yemen (North Yemen)

2024: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2025: 164
2024highest: 1642025

Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).

Latest recorded fighting: September 2025

Figures by year
YearDeaths (best estimate)
2025164

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Armed conflictNon-state conflict (between armed groups) · UCDP start year 2017

Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council - ASTC

109deaths in 2025UCDP Non-State Conflict Dataset 26.1
149deaths in Jan–Sep 2026preliminary · UCDP Candidate Events Dataset 26.01.26.09
628total 2018–2025sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (4 years listed)

Who is fighting: Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council vs STC

2017: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2018: 442019: 1272020: 3482021: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2022: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2023: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2024: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2025: 1092026: 149 (Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary)
2017highest: 3482026*

* Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary (hatched). Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).

Latest recorded fighting: September 2026

Figures by year
YearDeaths (best estimate)
Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary149
2025109
2020348
2019127
201844

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Armed conflictNon-state conflict (between armed groups) · UCDP start year 2015

AQAP - Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council

87deaths in 2025UCDP Non-State Conflict Dataset 26.1
22deaths in Jan–Sep 2026preliminary · UCDP Candidate Events Dataset 26.01.26.09
2,120total 2015–2025sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (11 years listed)

Who is fighting: AQAP vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council

2015: 2552016: 5932017: 3732018: 2112019: 1272020: 422021: 552022: 2052023: 1072024: 652025: 872026: 22 (Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary)
2015highest: 5932026*

* Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary (hatched). Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).

Latest recorded fighting: September 2026

Figures by year
YearDeaths (best estimate)
Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary22
202587
202465
2023107
2022205
202155
202042
2019127
2018211
2017373
2016593
2015255

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3 more conflicts in Yemen

Conflict (UCDP)2025Jan–Sep 2026
preliminary
HTA - STC
HTA vs STC		41–Map
AQAP - ASTC
AQAP vs STC		252Map
Yemen (North Yemen): South Yemen
Government of Yemen (North Yemen) vs STC		252Map

Military personnel

40,000own armed forces (2020)World Bank / IISS · active + paramilitary

Foreign military personnel in Yemen

United States4

assigned · 31 Aug 2026 · DoD DMDC

Other countries may have forces here; only official, reusable figures are shown.

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