South Yemen (Military Occupation)

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Polity that includes all territories militarly occupied by South Yemen that are not part of a specific military territory.

Establishment

November 1969: A military conflict broke out between Saudi Arabia and the People's Republic of South Yemen after PRSY forces seized the town of al-Wadiah.

December 1969: The Al-Wadiah War ended when Saudi forces retook al-Wadiah.

Chronology

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1. Al-Wadiah War

Was a military conflict which broke out on 27 November 1969 between Saudi Arabia and the People's Republic of South Yemen after PRSY forces seized the town of al-Wadiah on the PRSY-Saudi Arabian border.

2. Yemenite War of 1979

Was a short military conflict between the Yemen Arab Republic (YAR; North Yemen) and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY; South Yemen).

March 1979: Southern Yemen forces capturied a wide range of Northern territory and besieged the cities of Taizz and Al Bayda.

March 1979: The leaders of North Yemen, President Ali Abdullah Saleh, and South Yemen, President Abdul Fattah Ismail, called a bilateral ceasefire in 1979. This marked a significant moment in the ongoing conflict between the two regions, eventually leading to the unification of Yemen in 1990.