Modern wars · 2015 to today
Yemen War
The Houthis took Sanaa in 2014 and a Saudi-led coalition intervened in 2015. From 2023 the Houthis attacked shipping in the Red Sea.
Key facts
- When
- 2015 to today
- Where
- Yemen
- Sides
- Houthis vs Yemeni government and Saudi-led coalition
- Result
- Ongoing
- Type
- Modern wars
- Chapter
- 7. The Modern Muslim World
The wider picture: Nation states and modern wars
Most Muslim lands won independence between the 1920s and the 1960s. Since then the region has seen more war than almost anywhere else: Israel's wars with its neighbours, two Afghan wars, the Iran Iraq war, American wars in Iraq, civil wars in Syria and Yemen, and in 2026 a war on Iran.
More modern wars battles
- Kargil War1999
- US War in Afghanistan2001 to 2021
- Iraq War2003 to 2011
- Syrian Civil War2011 to 2024
- ISIS and the Battle of Mosul2014 to 2017
- Gaza War2023 to 2025
- India-Pakistan Conflict of 20252025
- Iran War2025 to 2026
All 18 modern wars in the muslim world battles · Battle explorer
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