<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> A military intervention was launched by Saudi Arabia in 2015, leading a coalition of nine African and Middle East countries, to influence the outcome of the Yemeni Civil War in favour of the government of President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi . Code - named' Operation Decisive Storm (Arabic: عملية عاصفة الحزم ‎ Amaliyyat' Āṣifat al - Ḥazm), the intervention initially consisted of a bombing campaign on Houthi Rebels and later saw a naval blockade and the deployment of ground forces into Yemen . The Saudi - led coalition has attacked the positions of the Houthi militia and loyalists of the former President of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, allegedly supported by Iran (See Iran--Saudi Arabia proxy conflict), in response to a request from the internationally - recognized government of President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi . The perception that Iran is directly controlling the Houthis is contradicted due to statement made on April 2015, by National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan: "It remains our assessment that Iran does not exert command and control over the Houthis in Yemen" </P> <P> Fighter jets and ground forces from Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Sudan, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Academi mercenaries also took part in the operation . Djibouti, Eritrea and Somalia made their airspace, territorial waters and military bases available to the coalition . The United States provided intelligence and logistical support, including aerial refueling and search - and - rescue for downed coalition pilots . It also accelerated the sale of weapons to coalition states . US and Britain have deployed their military personnel in the command and control centre responsible for Saudi - led air strikes on Yemen, having access to lists of targets . Pakistan was called on by Saudi Arabia to join the coalition, but its parliament voted to maintain neutrality . On 21 April 2015, the Saudi - led military coalition announced an end to Operation Decisive Storm, saying the intervention's focus would "shift from military operations to the political process". The kingdom and its coalition partners said they would be launching political and peace efforts, which they called' Operation Restoring Hope (Arabic: عملية إعادة الأمل ‎ Amaliyyat' I'ādat al -' Amal). However, the coalition did not rule out using force, saying it would respond to threats and prevent Houthi militants from operating within Yemen . Qatar was suspended from the coalition due to the 2017 Qatar diplomatic crisis . </P>

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