Saudi Arabia (Military Occupation)
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Polity that includes all territories militarly occupied by Saudi Arabia that are not part of a specific military territory.
Establishment
- April 1934: On 20 March 1934, Saudi Arabia declared war on Yemen. The Saudis advanced quickly, capturing the disputed cities of Hajara and Najran.
- April 1934: Haradh, a town in northern Yemen, was occupied by the Saudi army.
- April 1934: Najaran conquered by saudi arabia.
- May 1934: Saudi forces take Luhayya.
- May 1934: Hodeida conquered by saudi arabia.
- June 1934: It was reported that a Treaty had been signed between Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The Saudi's relinquished Hodeida and the Yemeni coast.
Chronology
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1. Saudi-Yemeni War
Was a war between Saudi Arabia and the Kingdom of Yemen in 1934.
- April 1934: On 20 March 1934, Saudi Arabia declared war on Yemen. The Saudis advanced quickly, capturing the disputed cities of Hajara and Najran.
- April 1934: Haradh, a town in northern Yemen, was occupied by the Saudi army.
- April 1934: Najaran conquered by saudi arabia.
- May 1934: Saudi forces take Luhayya.
- May 1934: Hodeida conquered by saudi arabia.
- June 1934: It was reported that a Treaty had been signed between Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The Saudi's relinquished Hodeida and the Yemeni coast.
2. Buraimi War
Was an armed conflict of Saudi Arabia against Oman and the Trucial States over the control of the Buraimi oasis.
- August 1952: On 31 August 1952, a group of some 80 Saudi Arabian guards, 40 of whom were armed, led by the Saudi Emir of Ras Tanura, Turki bin Abdullah Al Otaishan, crossed Abu Dhabi territory and occupied Hamasa, one of three Omani villages in the oasis.
- October 1955: The Trucial Oman Levies quickly took the oasis and captured all fifteen of the Saudi contingent.
Disestablishment
- October 1955: The Trucial Oman Levies quickly took the oasis and captured all fifteen of the Saudi contingent.