Yemen Army
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The Yemeni army consists of 60,000 troops organised into 10 armored brigades, 23 infantry brigades, 5 mech brigades, 2 airborne brigades, 1 special forces brigade, 5 militia brigades, 7 artillery brigades, 3 SSM brigades. The supreme leader of the armed forces is Field Marshal, Ali Abdullah Saleh, the President of the Republic of Yemen.
The army equipment includes:
- Main Battle Tanks: 792 T-34, T-54, T-55, 250x T-62, 240x M60 Patton, +39T-72
- Reconnaissance Armoured Vehicles: 125x AML-90, 60x AML-245, 150x BRDM-2
- Infantry Fighting Veicles: 300x BMP-1, 334x BMP-2
- Armoured Personnel Carriers: BRDM-1, 1670x M-113, BTR-40, 500x BTR-60, BTR-152
- Artillery: L16 81mm Mortar, 2S1, Panhard AML, 70x M-46, M109
- Multiple Launcher (Rocket): 280x 122mm BM-21, 15x 132 mm, BM-13, 30x 140 mm BM-14, 14x 240 mm BM-24, 13x 220mm BM-27
- Surface to Surface Missiles: 6x Scud B, 10x SS-21, 12x Frog-7
- Air Defence cannon and artillery: 72x 20 mm, 200x 23 mm ZU-23-2, 40x 23 mm ZSU-23-4, 200x 37 mm, 120x 57 mm, 40x 85 mm, 225x 130 mm, TOR-M1
- Surface to Air Missiles: SA-7, SA-9
[edit] Combat history
North Yemen Civil War begun in 1962 and ended in 1970. It took place between the North Yemen republican forces and the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen. The Royalists received support from Saudi Arabia and Jordan while the Republicans received support from Egypt and the Soviet Union. Saudi Arabia helped to hire hundreds of European mercenaries and at times the Royalists used local tribesmen. The Republicans also used about 55,000 Egyptian troops.
The Royalists were commanded by Imam Al-Badr of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen, Faisal ibn Abdelaziz from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Hussein bin Talal from the Kingdom of Jordan.
The Republican commanders were Gamal Abdel-Nasser and Abdel Hakim Amer from Egypt and Abdullah as-Sallal from the North Yemen republic. During the conflict over 50,000 of Egypt's troops were tied down in Yemen, which proved to be a disadvantage to Egypt during the Six-day war in 1967. The war concluded when the Republican forces won, and this resulted in transformation of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen into North Yemen. Over 100,000 died on both sides during the conflict.
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