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Saudi-Yemeni
Border Conflict
(1998)
NAME OF CONFLICT:
Saudi-Yemeni
Border Conflict
ALTERNATE
NAMES: None known at this time
BELLIGERENTS:
Saudi Arabia
Vs.
Yemen
DATES OF
CONFLICT:
BEGAN:
May
1, 1998
ENDED:
1998
TYPE(S) OF CONFLICT:
Inter-State
RELATED
CONFLICTS:
PREDECESSOR:
(Related conflicts that occurred before)
Saudi-Yemen
War of 1934
Saudi-Yemen
Border Clashes (Dec. 1994-Jan. 1995)
CONCURRENT:
(Related conflicts occurring at the same
time)
Yemen
Tribal Uprising (1998)
SUCCESSOR:
(Related conflicts that occur later)
CAUSES OF CONFLICT:
Following a
bloody war which ended in 1932, the new kingdom of
Saudi Arabia concluded a peace treaty with it's
southern neighbor, Yemen. This agreement, called the
Taif Treaty, delineated their common border, though
disputes have flared up over the years. Apparently,
the official reasons for this current round of border
fighting relates to disputes over who owns certain
islands in the Red Sea.
However, it is also
known that the monarchist Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is
rather uncomfortable with Yemen's experiment with
democracy (Yemen is the only nation on the Arabian
Peninsula with a democratic style government).
Allegations have been made that Saudi Arabia is
attempting to sabotage this democratic regime through
military intimidation as well as aiding internal
strife within Yemen. (See Yemen
Tribal Uprising (1998)
DESCRIPTION OF
CONFLICT:
Saudi Arabia
alleges that on May 1, 1998, Yemeni troops occupied a
disputed island in the Red Sea and fired upon Saudi
border guards. Since then, both sides claim that
several dozen border incursions have been made,
including attacks on villages and pitched battles on
Duwaima Island which involved the Saudi Navy and Army
and the Yemeni Army. As of July 19, 1998, Yemen claims
it's forces have taken control over this
island.
CONSEQUENCES OF
CONFLICT:
Not known at
this time.
CASUALTY
FIGURES:
Several dozen
casualties from both sides reported as of
7-29-98.
UNIQUE FACTS OR
TRENDS:
None discerned
at this point.
SOURCES:
1. Yahoo
and Reuters news stories
LINKS
News
from Yahoo on this conflict
CIA
Factbook on Country or
conflict
Click
on the country name (Saudi
Arabia or
Yemen)
at this site.
Yemen:
The International Dimension--
A very detailed and informative article by Brian
Whitaker. The article describes the background and
consequences of a very long period of tension between
Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
Yemen
and Stability in the Persian
Gulf--A
good background article on Saudi-Yemeni tension and
border conflict.
Yemen
News--Website
with up-to-date information on Yemen.
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