NDF Rebellion
| NDF Rebellion | |||||||
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| Part of the Cold War and the Arab Cold War | |||||||
CIA map of the NDF area of operations in May 1982 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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North Yemen Islamic Front Supported by: Republic of China United States |
NDF Supported by: South Yemen Libya | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ali Abdullah Saleh Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar |
Yahya Shami Sultan Ahmad Umar Jarallah Omar Abdul Fattah Ismail | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 15,000 | ||||||
The NDF Rebellion was an uprising and civil war in the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) by the National Democratic Front, under Yahya Shami, between 1978 and 1982.