NDF Rebellion

NDF Rebellion
Part of the Cold War and the Arab Cold War

CIA map of the NDF area of operations in May 1982
Date1978 – 1982
(4 years)
Location
Result Government victory
Belligerents
 North Yemen
Muslim Brotherhood
Supported by:
 Saudi Arabia
 Republic of China
 United States
NDF
Supported by:
 South Yemen
 Libya
 Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Yemen Arab Republic Ali Abdullah Saleh
Yemen Arab Republic Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar
Yahya Shami
Sultan Ahmad Umar
South Yemen Abdul Fattah Ismail
Strength
15,000

The NDF Rebellion was an uprising in the Yemen Arab Republic by the National Democratic Front, under Yahya Shami,[2] between 1978 and 1982.[3]


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