Middle East 671
MID#2153
Dispute Number: 2153
Date(s): September 1, 1964
Participants: 670 Saudi Arabia/651 Egypt
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: King Faisal threatened that Saudi troops might be sent to Yemen if Egypt
did not withdraw its troops there.
MID#2360
Dispute Number: 2360
Date(s): April 1965 to August 24, 1965
Participants: 651 Egypt, 678 Yemen Arab Republic/670 Saudi Arabia
Outcome (and Settlement): Compromise (Negotiated)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: This dispute began in April 1965, when Egypt and the Yemen Arab
Republic joined the fight against Royalists in Yemen, supported by Saudi Arabia. In
March and May Egypt attempted to cut Royalist supply lines from Saudi Arabia but
failed. From May, Jordan and Kuwait and Algeria attempted to mediate the dispute.
In June the Royalists launched a large offensive but also met failure.
On July 22, Saudi Arabia and Egypt opened negotiations over Egyptian troop
withdrawal, and on July 26, the Yemen Arab Republic protested Saudi backing for
the Royalists to the United Nations. By August 24, Egypt and Saudi Arabia agreed to
a ceasefire. Egypt also agreed to withdraw its troops from Yemen, and Saudi Arabia
agreed to stop support for the Royalists.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from April 6, 1965. Fatalities changed from
Missing.
MID#1109
Dispute Number: 1109
Date(s): May 1, 1966 to May 14, 1967
Participants: 651 Egypt, 678 Yemen Arab Republic/670 Saudi Arabia
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: 1–25 deaths
Narrative: Egypt threatened to invade Saudi Arabia on behalf of the Yemen Arab
Republic during the Yemeni war. The Saudis were supporting the Royalists of the
Democratic Republic of Yemen. Egyptian bombers hit Najran, Saudi Arabia, and the
surrounding area multiple times.
Coding changes: Fatalities changed from None.