South Yemen Civil War

South Yemen Civil War
Part of the Cold War (specifically the Arab Cold War)
Former governorates of South Yemen (red)
Date 13 January – 24 January 1986 (13 days) Location South Yemen Result Failure of Ali Nasir Muhammad Death of Abdel Fattah Ismail Haider Aboubaker al-Attas got into power Yemeni unification
Belligerents
Supporters of Abdel Fattah Ismail	Supporters of Ali Nasir Muhammad
Commanders and leaders
Abdel Fattah Ismaïl  † Ali Ahmad Nasir Antar  † Saleh Muslih Qassem  † Haider Aboubaker al-Attas Haytham Qâsim Tâhir Ali Salem al-Beidh	Ali Nasir Muhammad
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown
Total: 4,000–10,000 fatalities

The South Yemen Civil War was a short, brief civil war occurred in the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen in 1986. It was between the supporters of Abdel Fattah lslaim and supporters of Ali Nasir Muhammad. It lasted for 11 days and killed 4,000 to 10,000 people (including Islami) and led to the fall of Ali Nasir. He was replaced by Haider Aboubaker al-Attas, a close partner with Islami. Around 60,000 people fled to North Yemen including Ali Nasir himself.