These shots of Aden, Yemen from 1960 have gone viral. The British left on 30 Nov 1967 & ever since has been a violent, shithole. The civil war began the moment Britain 🇬🇧 left. 1967 Continued fighting between the NLF and the rival Front for the Liberation of Occupied South Yemen (FLOSY). Al-Wadiah War (1969): Border conflict with Saudi Arabia. First Yemenite War (1972): Short border war between South and North Yemen. Second Yemenite War (1979): Another, more serious border conflict with North Yemen (with some external involvement). South Yemeni Civil War / 1986 crisis: A brief but extremely bloody internal power struggle within the ruling Yemeni Socialist Party (thousands killed in days of fighting in Aden and elsewhere). 1994 Yemeni Civil War: After the 1990 unification of North and South Yemen, southern leaders attempted secession; northern forces defeated them (fighting reached Aden). Yemeni Civil War (2014/2015–present): The ongoing multi-sided conflict involving Houthi forces, the internationally recognised government, southern separatists (notably the Southern Transitional Council/STC, strong in Aden), Saudi-led coalition intervention, UAE-backed forces, and others. Aden saw major fighting in 2015 (Battle of Aden) and later clashes between government-aligned and STC forces. Related violence includes AQAP activity and other localized fighting. As of 2026, the broader conflict remains unresolved with shifting control and sporadic escalations.