2022 in Yemen
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Events in the year 2022 in Yemen
Incumbents
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Head of Presidential Leadership Council | Rashad al-Alimi |
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Prime Minister of Yemen | Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed |
Events
[edit]Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Yemen — The Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict (since 2015) — The Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)
- 2 January – The Houthis detain the crew of the vessel Rawabee, including nationals from India, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Myanmar, and the Philippines.[1]
- 3 January – The Houthis seize a UAE cargo ship off Hodeidah, claiming it carried weapons; Saudi Arabia said it held hospital equipment.[2]
- 17 January – Houthi forces attack Abu Dhabi and Dubai with missiles and drones, killing three; the UAE and the U.S. condemn the strike.[3]
- 20 January – A coalition airstrike hits a Hodeidah telecommunication building, killing five civilians and causing a near-total internet blackout.[4]
- 21 January – Saudi airstrike on a prison in Saada kills at least 87 people and injures more than 200 others.[5]
- 5 March – Houthi authorities sign a memorandum with the UN to prevent the potential explosion of the FSO Safer supertanker.[4]
- 26 March – A Saudi-led airstrike hits two houses in Sanaa.[4]
- 1 April – UN envoy Hans Grundberg announces a two-month truce in Yemen starting the next day, halting military operations, allowing fuel shipments, reopening Sana’a airport flights, and facilitating road access in Taiz.[6]
- 7 April – President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi stepped down and transferred powers to the Presidential Leadership Council[7]
- 18 April – The Houthis sign a UN Action Plan to end child recruitment and protect children, schools, and hospitals, coinciding with the start of the nationwide truce.[8]
- 28 April – Clashes in the Al Jawf governorate resume between Houthis and local tribes over black market control of oil trucks.[9]
- 16 May – Yemen Airways operates its first commercial flight from Sanaa since 2016 under the U.N.-brokered truce.[10]
- 23 July – The Houthis shell a residential neighborhood in Taizz, killing one child and wounding 11 others.[4]
- 26 July – Hundreds protest in Taizz against the Houthi authorities’ refusal to open the main roads.[4]
- 6 August – The Southern Transitional Council security forces detain journalist Ahmed Maher in Aden.[4]
- 6 September – At least 26 people were killed on Tuesday when Al-Qaeda militants attacked a military outpost managed by Yemeni security forces in the southern province of Abyan.[11]
- 2 October – The truce between the Houthis and the coalition ends, as both parties fail to renew a ceasefire.[4]
Deaths
[edit]- Ahmad Daifallah Al-Azeib, diplomat
- Abdullah Al-Kibsi, politician
References
[edit]- ^ "UN Security Council Resolution 2624 (2022)". docs.un.org. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "Houthis seize 'hostile' vessel off Yemen that Saudis say carried medical equipment". Reuters. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ Ghantous, Ghaida; Cornwell, Alexander; Cornwell, Alexander (18 January 2022). "U.S. condemns deadly Houthi attack on Abu Dhabi; UAE reserves right to respond". Reuters. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g Human Rights Watch (12 January 2023), "Yemen: Events of 2022", Share this via Facebook, retrieved 17 September 2025
- ^ Celine Alkhaldi and Mostafa Salem (21 January 2022). "Airstrikes kill 70 people and knock out internet in Yemen". CNN. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Note to Correspondents: Press statement by the UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg on a two-month truce | United Nations Secretary-General". www.un.org. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ al-Sakani, Ali. "Yemen inaugurates new presidential council". Aljazeera. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "New Action Plan to Strengthen the Protection of Children Affected by Armed Conflict in Yemen Signed with the Houthis". childrenandarmedconflict.un.org. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "Violence in Yemen During the UN-Mediated Truce: April-October 2022 | ACLED". acleddata.com. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "First commercial flight takes off from Sanaa, raising hopes for Yemen peace". Reuters. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "26 killed in Al-Qaeda attack in Yemen's Abyan". Arab News. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.