and retake Mukalla from AQAP in the Battle of Mukalla (2016). In January 2017, the United States carried out the Raid on Yakla, in a failed attempt to obtain new intelligence regarding AQAP. In December, the Hadi Government began the Al Hudaydah offensive. In June 2018, the Hadi Government began an attack on the city of Hudaydah itself, starting the Battle of Al Hudaydah, which is considered the largest battle in the war since the start of the Saudi intervention. In December 2017, former president and strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed. He was an ally of the Houthis since 2014 until recently. The war in Yemen also resulted in cholera and famine. (See Famine in Yemen (2016–present) and 2016–18 Yemen cholera outbreak) After losing the support of the Saudi-led coalition, Yemen's President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi resigned and Presidential Leadership Council took power in April 2022. See also History of Asia History of the Middle East List of rulers of Saba and Himyar Imams of Yemen List of presidents of Yemen Politics of Yemen South Arabia South Yemen Timeline of Yemeni history Notes References Original text from U.S. State Dept. Country Study (1): DAUM, W. (ed.): Yemen. 3000 years of art and civilisation in Arabia Felix., Innsbruck / Frankfurt am Main / Amsterdam [1988]. pp. 53–4. Timeline of Art History of Arabia including Yemen (The Metropolitan Museum of Art). A Dam at Marib Das Fenster zum Jemen (German) Further reading Alessandro de Maigret. Arabia Felix, translated Rebecca Thompson. London: Stacey International, 2002. Andrey Korotayev. Ancient Yemen. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. . External links A Dam at Marib – excellent site with many pictures. Encyclopedia of the Nations, Asia and Oceania, Yemen bn:ইয়েমেন#ইতিহাস