The warring parties agreed to a two-month truce on Friday in the first major breakthrough in years.
DUBAI - Following is a timeline of Yemen's slide into conflict. The warring parties agreed a two-month truce on Friday in the first major breakthrough in years.
* 2011. Arab Spring protests undermine Saleh's rule, lead to splits in the army and allow al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to seize territory in the east. The coalition drives the Houthis and Saleh loyalists from Aden in south Yemen and Marib, northeast of Sanaa. Frontlines solidify, setting up years of stalemate.
* 2017. The Houthis fire a growing number of missiles deep into Saudi Arabia. Seeing a chance to regain power for his family, Saleh switches sides, but is killed trying to escape the Houthis.* 2018. Coalition-backed forces advance up the Red Sea coast against the Houthis, aiming to take Hodeidah port, which handles the bulk of Yemen's commercial and aid imports.