How the Iran-supported Al Houthi militia brought misery to Yemen

September 2014: Al Houthi militia takes control of most of the Yemeni capital, Sana’a.

January 2015: Al Houthis reject draft constitution proposed by government.

February 2015: Al Houthis appoint “presidential council” to replace President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who flees to Aden.

March 2015: Al Houthis start to advance towards Southern Yemen; Hadi leaves Aden. Coalition launches air strikes on Al Houthis’ targets.

September 2015: Hadi returns to Aden after Saudibacked government forces recapture city from Al Houthis and launch advance on Aden.

April 2016: Start of UN-sponsored talks between the government on one side and Al Houthis and former president Ali Abdullah Saleh’s General People’s Congress (GPC) on the other.

January 2017: Pro-Hadi forces seize the port of Mokha from Al Houthis.

May 19, 2017: Saudi Arabia says it shot down a ballistic missile fired by Al Houthis southwest of Riyadh, ahead of US President Donald Trump’s arrival in the kingdom.

June 16, 2017: The General Command of the UAE Armed Forces confirms that one of its ships carrying medical aid was hit by a missile fired by Al Houthi

rebels.

July 27, 2017: A ballistic missile fired by Al Houthi rebels towards Makkah is shot down.

November 4, 2017: Al Houthis launch ballistic missile towards Riyadh, which is intercepted by the Saudis.

December 2, 2017: Saleh says he is ready for a “new page” in relations with coalition. The overture

follows deadly clashes between his supporters and Al Houthis.

December 4, 2017: Saleh, Yemen’s president ■ of 33 years, meets his death at the hands of Al Houthis.

December 23, 2017: The UN Security ■ Council condemns ballistic missile attack by Al Houthi militants on Riyadh.

January 1, 2018: Yemeni government forces move deeper into Al Houthi-held territory in the northern province of Jawf.

January 17, 2018: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz orders the transfer of $2 billion (Dh7.35 billion) to Yemen.

January 22, 2018: Saudi-led Arab coalition announces $1.5 billion (Dh5.50 billion) in new humanitarian aid for Yemen.

February 5, 2018: Yemeni forces take full control of Hays town in the western province of Hodeida. February 26, 2018: Coalition fighter jets wipe out Al Qaida strongholds in Shabwa in intense bombing raids.

March 10, 2018: Yemen’s Ministry of Defence says that Saudi-led coalition fighter jets struck an Al Houthi gathering, killing as many as 100 in Hodeida.

March 17, 2018: Yemen’s government names halfbrother of slain former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, as head of Yemen’s army reserve.

March 19, 2018: Yemeni forces backed by the Saudiled Arab coalition seize control of new areas in the central province of Baydha.