ConflictStats

Countries › Yemen › February 2025

Yemen: conflict events in February 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

26events34 the month before
57est. deathsrange 50–57
9civilian deaths

Yemen saw 26 recorded events and 57 estimated deaths in February 2025. That is -24% compared with 34 events the month before. The death toll range is 50 to 57.

73% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 9.

Events were concentrated in Marib governorate (9), Abyan governorate (2), Shabwah governorate (2).

The most active pairing was Government of Yemen (North Yemen) - Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council with 19 events.

Where events happened

2025-02-26: Government of Yemen vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council (2 deaths)2025-02-26: AQAP vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council (4 deaths)2025-02-24: Government of Yemen vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council (1 deaths)2025-02-23: Government of Yemen vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council (1 deaths)2025-02-23: Government of Yemen vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council (2 deaths)2025-02-21: AQAP vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council (1 deaths)2025-02-21: AQAP vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council (1 deaths)2025-02-20: Government of Yemen vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council (1 deaths)2025-02-20: Government of Yemen vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council (4 deaths)2025-02-18: Government of Yemen vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council (4 deaths)2025-02-17: Government of Yemen vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council (1 deaths)2025-02-16: Government of Yemen vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-02-16: Government of Yemen vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council (2 deaths)2025-02-16: Government of Yemen vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council (2 deaths)2025-02-16: Government of Yemen vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council (2 deaths)2025-02-16: Government of Yemen vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council (3 deaths)2025-02-12: Government of Yemen vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council (5 deaths)2025-02-12: AQAP vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council (1 deaths)2025-02-12: AQAP vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council (4 deaths)2025-02-10: Government of Yemen vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council (2 deaths)2025-02-09: Government of Yemen vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council (1 deaths)2025-02-07: AQAP vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council (2 deaths)2025-02-06: Government of Yemen vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council (1 deaths)2025-02-06: Government of Yemen vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council (4 deaths)2025-02-03: Government of Yemen vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council (4 deaths)2025-02-02: Government of Yemen vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Yemen, February 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, February 2025

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Marib governorate926
Abyan governorate25
Shabwah governorate25
Taiz governorate24
Laḩij governorate22
Hudaydah governorate22
Şan‘ā’ governorate22
al-Jawf governorate14
Dali governorate11
Ḩaḑramawt governorate11

Deadliest events, February 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
12 Feb 2025Raghwān district
Marib governorate		Government of Yemen vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council
State-based		5
26 Feb 2025Mūdīyah district
Abyan governorate		AQAP vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council
Non-state		4
1–4
20 Feb 2025Marib governorateGovernment of Yemen vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council
State-based		4
18 Feb 2025Khab wa Ash Sha‘af district
al-Jawf governorate		Government of Yemen vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council
State-based		4
12 Feb 2025Markhah as Suflá district
Shabwah governorate		AQAP vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council
Non-state, 3 sources		4
1–4
6 Feb 2025Raghwān district
Marib governorate		Government of Yemen vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council
State-based, 2 sources		4
3 Feb 2025—Government of Yemen vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council
State-based		4
16 Feb 2025Marib governorateGovernment of Yemen vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council
State-based		3
26 Feb 2025Maqbanah district
Taiz governorate		Government of Yemen vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council
State-based, 2 civilian		2
23 Feb 2025Marib governorateGovernment of Yemen vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council
State-based		2

Parties

PartyEvents
Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council25
Government of Yemen20
AQAP6

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based19
Non-state6
One-sided1

All months

Monthly reports:Jul 2026Jun 2026May 2026Apr 2026Mar 2026Feb 2026Jan 2026Dec 2025Nov 2025Oct 2025Sep 2025Aug 2025Jul 2025Jun 2025May 2025Apr 2025Mar 2025Feb 2025Jan 2025Dec 2024Nov 2024Oct 2024Sep 2024Aug 2024Jul 2024

← Yemen overview

Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.