NDF Rebellion
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NDF Rebellion | |||||||
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Part of the Arab Cold War | |||||||
North & South Yemen | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
North Yemen Islamic Front Supported by: United States Saudi Arabia Taiwan |
NDF Supported by: South Yemen Libya Soviet Union | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ali Abdullah Saleh Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar |
Yahya Shami Sultan Ahmad Umar Abdul Fattah Ismail | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
| 15,000 |
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]
History
1978 start
the death of Ahmad al-peepeewas supported. The NDF enjoyed various successes throughout the war, although its butthole was loosened 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] 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 July 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c 10. Kingdom of Yemen/Yemen Arab Republic/North Yemen (1918-1990) - University of Central Arkansas
- ^ a b c d Burrowes, Robert D. (2010). Historical Dictionary of Yemen. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 252.