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| - The Yemeni Civil War is an ongoing conflict where fighting started in 2015 between two factions claiming to constitute the Yemeni government, along with their supporters and allies. This is a part of the Yemeni Crisis since 2011. Southern separatists and forces loyal to the government of Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, based in Aden, have clashed with Houthi forces and forces loyal to the former president Ali Abdullah Saleh. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant have also carried out attacks, with AQAP controlling swaths of territory in the hinterlands, and along stretches of the coast. On 22 March 2015, a Houthi offensive began with fighting in the Taiz Governorate. By 25 March, Taiz, Mocha, and Lahij fell to the Houthis and they reached the outskirts of Aden, the seat of power for Hadi's government. On 25 March, Hadi fled the country. On the same day, a Saudi-Trucial coalition launched military operations by using airstrikes and ground raids to restore the former Yemeni government. As of 2 May, at least 400 civilians have died in Aden.
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