Armed Forces of Yemen

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Government_of_Yemen
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Yemeni_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:budget unknown (varies due to conflict)
gptkbp:commanderInChief gptkb:President_of_Yemen
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:Yemeni_Army
gptkb:Yemeni_Navy
gptkb:Yemeni_Republican_Guard
gptkb:Yemeni_Air_Force
gptkbp:country gptkb:Yemen
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:South_Yemen_Civil_War
gptkb:Yemeni_Civil_War
gptkb:Saudi-led_intervention_in_Yemen
North Yemen Civil War
gptkbp:founded 1990
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Sana'a
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Armed Forces of Yemen
gptkbp:main_equipment_suppliers gptkb:China
gptkb:France
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Special_Operations_Forces
gptkb:Central_Security_Forces
gptkb:Air_Force
gptkb:Navy
gptkb:Air_Defense_Forces
gptkb:Border_Guard
gptkb:Republican_Guard
gptkbp:motto Allah, Al-Watan, Al-Thawra (God, Homeland, Revolution)
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Ali_Mohsen_al-Ahmar
gptkb:Abdrabbuh_Mansur_Hadi
gptkb:Abdulmalik_al-Houthi
gptkb:Mohammed_Ali_al-Maqdashi
gptkb:Tareq_Saleh
gptkb:Ali_Abdullah_Saleh
Yahya Saleh
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:2011_Yemeni_Revolution
gptkb:2014_Houthi_takeover
gptkb:2015_Saudi-led_intervention
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:Yemeni_Republican_Guard
gptkb:Yemeni_Coast_Guard
Yemeni Special Forces
Yemeni Central Security Forces
gptkbp:size approximately 66,700 active personnel (pre-2014 estimate)
gptkbp:status divided between government and Houthi forces
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:9K38_Igla
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6