Peculiarities of the Yemeni Civil War

Abstract

The Middle East is one of the most complex regions in the world. It is characterized by many conflicts. There are frequent conf­licts and confrontations between the countries of the region or even within the countries, which affect the security of the entire region.

The civil war in Yemen has been going on for years. As soon as the war started, the processes went far beyond the boundaries of this country. Both internal and external actors were actively involved in it. Therefore, the civil war in Yemen has become one of the most urgent problems in the Middle East region. In this war, not only the country's government and its opposition group, in the form of the Houthis, are facing each other, but it has also acquired a religious confrontation. The “defender of the Shiites” - the Islamic Republic of Iran and the state of Saudi Arabia, which considers itself the banner of the Sunnis, got involved in the Yemeni civil war. Other external regional actors are also involved directly or indirectly.

Because of all this, the war took on a rather resonant character and was prolonged. The reason for the prolongation of the mentioned civil war is the disagreement between both internal and external political actors. We are talking about the bays of Aden and Babel Man­dab, which are of great strategic importance. There is not even an assumption about the end of the war yet. The country is divided into two camps, there is a humanitarian crisis. Accordingly, the economic situation is also difficult.