حرب الجبهة
The NDF Rebellion was an uprising in the Yemen Arab Republic by the National Democratic Front, under Yahya Shami,[2] between 1978 and 1982.[3]
| NDF Rebellion | |||||||
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| جزء من the Cold War and the Arab Cold War | |||||||
 CIA map of the NDF area of operations in May 1982 | |||||||
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| المتحاربون | |||||||
 اليمن الشمالي Islamic FrontSupported by:  السعودية تايوان الولايات المتحدة |
 NDFSupported by:  اليمن الجنوبي ليبيا الاتحاد السوڤيتي | ||||||
| القادة والزعماء | |||||||
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Ali Abdullah Saleh Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar |
Yahya Shami ar (Sultan Ahmad Umar) Abdul Fattah Ismail | ||||||
| القوى | |||||||
| 15,000 | ||||||
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History
1978 start
The rebellion began in 1978, following the death of Ahmad al-Ghashmi and the rise to power of Ali Abdullah Saleh.[3] The NDF was supported in its rebellion by the PDRY[3] and Libya.[2] The NDF enjoyed various successes throughout the war, although it was weakened by the peace treaty between North and South Yemen following the 1979 border war.[3]
There were several attempts at ceasefires between the government and the NDF. Kuwait managed to facilitate the signing of a ceasefire between the government and the NDF on 26 November 1981, although hostilities re-erupted in December 1981.[2] Later, the Palestinian Liberation Organization was able to mediate a ceasefire agreement on 3 April 1982, however hostilities began again later the same April, with the NDF capturing Juban. Government forces in turn attacked NDF positions in Juban in May 1982.
May 1982
PDRY support for the NDF diminished under the Presidency of the less overtly militant Ali Nasir Muhammad,[3] and PDRY support for the NDF finally ended in May 1982.[2] Dhamar, a major NDF stronghold, sustained major damage during the 1982 North Yemen earthquake.[4] The NDF was eventually defeated by a rejuvenated YAR Army in conjunction with the pro-government Islamic Front, allowing the YAR government to finally establish control over the North-South border region.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Foreign Policy in Focus, Yemen, the United States, and Al-Qaida. December 19, 2001, retrieved Sept. 19, 2009 Archived يوليو 26, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ أ ب ت ث 10. Kingdom of Yemen/Yemen Arab Republic/North Yemen (1918-1990) - University of Central Arkansas
- ^ أ ب ت ث ج ح Burrowes, Robert D. (2010). Historical Dictionary of Yemen. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 252.
- ^ "Earthquake Toll in Yemen Area Is Put at 1,082". The New York Times (in الإنجليزية الأمريكية). Associated Press. 1982-12-15. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-11-30.