Operation Raahat - Revision history

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	\| outcome = ~~5,600~~ people (~~4,640~~ Indian ~~nationals~~ and 960 foreign nationals) evacuated<ref name=onein2015/><ref name="Kumar 2015"/>		\| outcome = More than 5600 people (4640 Indian citizens and 960 foreign nationals) evacuated<ref name=onein2015/><ref name="Kumar 2015"/>
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	The 2015 military intervention in [[Yemen]] began on 27 March 2015 when the [[Royal Saudi Air Force]] led a [[Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen\|coalition of Arab states]] in attacking the [[Shiite]] [[Houthis\|Houthi]] rebels.<ref name=cnn-airstrike>{{cite news\|title=Airstrike on Yemen refugee camp could portend Saudi ground incursion\|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/30/middleeast/yemen-saudi-arabia-intervention/index.html\|publisher=[[CNN]]\|date=30 March 2015\|access-date=31 March 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330225556/http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/30/middleeast/yemen-saudi-arabia-intervention/index.html\|archive-date=30 March 2015\|url-status=live}}</ref> This was preceded by weeks of turmoil during which the Houthi guerrillas toppled the government of President [[Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi]] and took over the large parts of the country.		The 2015 military intervention in [[Yemen]] began on 27 March 2015 when the [[Royal Saudi Air Force]] led a [[Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen\|coalition of Arab states]] in attacking the [[Shiite]] [[Houthis\|Houthi]] rebels.<ref name=cnn-airstrike>{{cite news\|title=Airstrike on Yemen refugee camp could portend Saudi ground incursion\|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/30/middleeast/yemen-saudi-arabia-intervention/index.html\|publisher=[[CNN]]\|date=30 March 2015\|access-date=31 March 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330225556/http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/30/middleeast/yemen-saudi-arabia-intervention/index.html\|archive-date=30 March 2015\|url-status=live}}</ref> This was preceded by weeks of turmoil during which the Houthi guerrillas toppled the government of President [[Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi]] and took over the large parts of the country.

	Anticipating further hostilities, [[India]]'s [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)\|Ministry of External Affairs]] (MEA) had issued advisories on 21 January 2015 to Indian expatriates in Yemen to leave the country.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/26588/Travel_Advisory_for_Indian_Nationals_travelling_to_Yemen \|title=Travel Advisory for Indian Nationals travelling to Yemen \|website=mea.gov.in \|access-date=15 April 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830173046/http://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl%2F26588%2FTravel_Advisory_for_Indian_Nationals_travelling_to_Yemen \|archive-date=30 August 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> A second travel advisory urging Indians to avoid travel to Yemen, and to leave the country was issued on 20 February 2015.<ref name=yahoo-advisory>{{cite news\|title=Ministry of External Affairs releases advisory against travelling to Yemen\|url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/ministry-external-affairs-releases-advisory-against-travelling-yemen-143938583.html\|date=21 Jan 2015\|access-date=31 March 2015\|publisher=[[Yahoo! News]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104715/https://in.news.yahoo.com/ministry-external-affairs-releases-advisory-against-travelling-yemen-143938583.html\|archive-date=2 April 2015\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=mea-helpline>{{cite web\|title=Helpline of Indian Embassy in Yemen and travel advisory\|url=http://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/701/Helpline+of+Indian+Embassy+in+Yemen+and+travel+advisory\|date=20 Feb 2015\|access-date=31 March 2015\|publisher=[[Ministry of External Affairs (India)\|Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213202340/http://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl%2F701%2FHelpline+of+Indian+Embassy+in+Yemen+and+travel+advisory\|archive-date=13 December 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> Finally on 25 March, two days before the attack by the Arab coalition, the MEA issued an urgent advisory urging all Indian citizens to evacuate as soon as possible.<ref name=hindu-leave>{{cite news\|title=Leave strife-torn Yemen, India tells its citizens\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/india-asks-its-nationals-to-leave-fragile-yemen/article7032424.ece?ref=relatedNews\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=25 March 2015\|access-date=31 March ~~2022~~}}</ref> However, more than 5000 Indian citizens had not heeded the warnings and were trapped in Yemen.		Anticipating further hostilities, [[India]]'s [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)\|Ministry of External Affairs]] (MEA) had issued advisories on 21 January 2015 to Indian expatriates in Yemen to leave the country.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/26588/Travel_Advisory_for_Indian_Nationals_travelling_to_Yemen \|title=Travel Advisory for Indian Nationals travelling to Yemen \|website=mea.gov.in \|access-date=15 April 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830173046/http://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl%2F26588%2FTravel_Advisory_for_Indian_Nationals_travelling_to_Yemen \|archive-date=30 August 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> A second travel advisory urging Indians to avoid travel to Yemen, and to leave the country was issued on 20 February 2015.<ref name=yahoo-advisory>{{cite news\|title=Ministry of External Affairs releases advisory against travelling to Yemen\|url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/ministry-external-affairs-releases-advisory-against-travelling-yemen-143938583.html\|date=21 Jan 2015\|access-date=31 March 2015\|publisher=[[Yahoo! News]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104715/https://in.news.yahoo.com/ministry-external-affairs-releases-advisory-against-travelling-yemen-143938583.html\|archive-date=2 April 2015\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=mea-helpline>{{cite web\|title=Helpline of Indian Embassy in Yemen and travel advisory\|url=http://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/701/Helpline+of+Indian+Embassy+in+Yemen+and+travel+advisory\|date=20 Feb 2015\|access-date=31 March 2015\|publisher=[[Ministry of External Affairs (India)\|Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213202340/http://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl%2F701%2FHelpline+of+Indian+Embassy+in+Yemen+and+travel+advisory\|archive-date=13 December 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> Finally on 25 March, two days before the attack by the Arab coalition, the MEA issued an urgent advisory urging all Indian citizens to evacuate as soon as possible.<ref name=hindu-leave>{{cite news\|title=Leave strife-torn Yemen, India tells its citizens\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/india-asks-its-nationals-to-leave-fragile-yemen/article7032424.ece?ref=relatedNews\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=25 March 2015\|access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref> However, more than 5000 Indian citizens had not heeded the warnings and were trapped in Yemen.

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	~~[[Category:Non-combatant evacuation operations]]~~

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	\| outcome = ~~More than 5600~~ people (~~4640~~ Indian ~~citizens~~ and 960 foreign nationals) evacuated<ref name=onein2015/><ref name="Kumar 2015"/>		\| outcome = 5,600 people (4,640 Indian nationals and 960 foreign nationals) evacuated<ref name=onein2015/><ref name="Kumar 2015"/>
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	The 2015 military intervention in [[Yemen]] began on 27 March 2015 when the [[Royal Saudi Air Force]] led a [[Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen\|coalition of Arab states]] in attacking the [[Shiite]] [[Houthis\|Houthi]] rebels.<ref name=cnn-airstrike>{{cite news\|title=Airstrike on Yemen refugee camp could portend Saudi ground incursion\|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/30/middleeast/yemen-saudi-arabia-intervention/index.html\|publisher=[[CNN]]\|date=30 March 2015\|access-date=31 March 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330225556/http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/30/middleeast/yemen-saudi-arabia-intervention/index.html\|archive-date=30 March 2015\|url-status=live}}</ref> This was preceded by weeks of turmoil during which the Houthi guerrillas toppled the government of President [[Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi]] and took over the large parts of the country.		The 2015 military intervention in [[Yemen]] began on 27 March 2015 when the [[Royal Saudi Air Force]] led a [[Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen\|coalition of Arab states]] in attacking the [[Shiite]] [[Houthis\|Houthi]] rebels.<ref name=cnn-airstrike>{{cite news\|title=Airstrike on Yemen refugee camp could portend Saudi ground incursion\|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/30/middleeast/yemen-saudi-arabia-intervention/index.html\|publisher=[[CNN]]\|date=30 March 2015\|access-date=31 March 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330225556/http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/30/middleeast/yemen-saudi-arabia-intervention/index.html\|archive-date=30 March 2015\|url-status=live}}</ref> This was preceded by weeks of turmoil during which the Houthi guerrillas toppled the government of President [[Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi]] and took over the large parts of the country.

	Anticipating further hostilities, [[India]]'s [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)\|Ministry of External Affairs]] (MEA) had issued advisories on 21 January 2015 to Indian expatriates in Yemen to leave the country.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/26588/Travel_Advisory_for_Indian_Nationals_travelling_to_Yemen \|title=Travel Advisory for Indian Nationals travelling to Yemen \|website=mea.gov.in \|access-date=15 April 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830173046/http://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl%2F26588%2FTravel_Advisory_for_Indian_Nationals_travelling_to_Yemen \|archive-date=30 August 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> A second travel advisory urging Indians to avoid travel to Yemen, and to leave the country was issued on 20 February 2015.<ref name=yahoo-advisory>{{cite news\|title=Ministry of External Affairs releases advisory against travelling to Yemen\|url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/ministry-external-affairs-releases-advisory-against-travelling-yemen-143938583.html\|date=21 Jan 2015\|access-date=31 March 2015\|publisher=[[Yahoo! News]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104715/https://in.news.yahoo.com/ministry-external-affairs-releases-advisory-against-travelling-yemen-143938583.html\|archive-date=2 April 2015\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=mea-helpline>{{cite web\|title=Helpline of Indian Embassy in Yemen and travel advisory\|url=http://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/701/Helpline+of+Indian+Embassy+in+Yemen+and+travel+advisory\|date=20 Feb 2015\|access-date=31 March 2015\|publisher=[[Ministry of External Affairs (India)\|Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213202340/http://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl%2F701%2FHelpline+of+Indian+Embassy+in+Yemen+and+travel+advisory\|archive-date=13 December 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> Finally on 25 March, two days before the attack by the Arab coalition, the MEA issued an urgent advisory urging all Indian citizens to evacuate as soon as possible.<ref name=hindu-leave>{{cite news\|title=Leave strife-torn Yemen, India tells its citizens\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/india-asks-its-nationals-to-leave-fragile-yemen/article7032424.ece?ref=relatedNews\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=25 March 2015\|access-date=31 March ~~2015~~}}</ref> However, more than 5000 Indian citizens had not heeded the warnings and were trapped in Yemen.		Anticipating further hostilities, [[India]]'s [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)\|Ministry of External Affairs]] (MEA) had issued advisories on 21 January 2015 to Indian expatriates in Yemen to leave the country.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/26588/Travel_Advisory_for_Indian_Nationals_travelling_to_Yemen \|title=Travel Advisory for Indian Nationals travelling to Yemen \|website=mea.gov.in \|access-date=15 April 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830173046/http://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl%2F26588%2FTravel_Advisory_for_Indian_Nationals_travelling_to_Yemen \|archive-date=30 August 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> A second travel advisory urging Indians to avoid travel to Yemen, and to leave the country was issued on 20 February 2015.<ref name=yahoo-advisory>{{cite news\|title=Ministry of External Affairs releases advisory against travelling to Yemen\|url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/ministry-external-affairs-releases-advisory-against-travelling-yemen-143938583.html\|date=21 Jan 2015\|access-date=31 March 2015\|publisher=[[Yahoo! News]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104715/https://in.news.yahoo.com/ministry-external-affairs-releases-advisory-against-travelling-yemen-143938583.html\|archive-date=2 April 2015\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=mea-helpline>{{cite web\|title=Helpline of Indian Embassy in Yemen and travel advisory\|url=http://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/701/Helpline+of+Indian+Embassy+in+Yemen+and+travel+advisory\|date=20 Feb 2015\|access-date=31 March 2015\|publisher=[[Ministry of External Affairs (India)\|Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213202340/http://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl%2F701%2FHelpline+of+Indian+Embassy+in+Yemen+and+travel+advisory\|archive-date=13 December 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> Finally on 25 March, two days before the attack by the Arab coalition, the MEA issued an urgent advisory urging all Indian citizens to evacuate as soon as possible.<ref name=hindu-leave>{{cite news\|title=Leave strife-torn Yemen, India tells its citizens\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/india-asks-its-nationals-to-leave-fragile-yemen/article7032424.ece?ref=relatedNews\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=25 March 2015\|access-date=31 March 2022}}</ref> However, more than 5000 Indian citizens had not heeded the warnings and were trapped in Yemen.

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	'''Operation Raahat''' ({{lang-hi\|राहत}} ~~''Rāhata'', lit. "Relief"~~) was an operation of the [[Indian Armed Forces]] to evacuate [[India]]n citizens and foreign nationals from [[Yemen]] during the [[2015 military intervention in Yemen\|2015 military intervention]] by [[Saudi Arabia]] and its allies in that country during the [[Yemeni Crisis (2011–present)\|Yemeni Crisis]].<ref name=hindu-evac>{{cite news\|title=India begins evacuating citizens\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-begins-evacuating-citizens/article7054994.ece\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=31 March 2015\|access-date=31 March 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206201430/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-begins-evacuating-citizens/article7054994.ece\|archive-date=6 December 2019\|url-status=live}}</ref> The evacuation by sea began on 1 April 2015 from the port of [[Aden]]. The air evacuation by the [[Indian Air Force]] and [[Air India]] commenced on 3 April 2015 from [[Sanaa\|Sana'a]]. More than 4,640 Indian citizens in Yemen were evacuated along with 960 foreign nationals from 41 countries.<ref name="Kumar 2015">{{cite web \| last=Kumar \| first=Hari \| title=India Concludes Evacuation of Its Citizens From Yemen \| website=NYTimes.com \| date=10 April 2015 \| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/11/world/asia/india-concludes-evacuation-of-its-citizens-from-yemen.html?nytmobile=0 \| access-date=11 April 2015 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420010009/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/11/world/asia/india-concludes-evacuation-of-its-citizens-from-yemen.html?nytmobile=0 \| archive-date=20 April 2015 \| url-status=live }}</ref> The air evacuation ended on 9 April 2015 while the evacuation by sea ended on 11 April 2015.<ref name=onein2015>{{cite web \| title=India evacuates 4,640 nationals, 960 others from Yemen \| website=www.oneindia.com \| date=10 April 2015 \| url=http://www.oneindia.com/india/india-evacuates-4640-nationals-960-others-from-yemen-1711703.html \| access-date=11 April 2015 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429092021/http://www.oneindia.com/india/india-evacuates-4640-nationals-960-others-from-yemen-1711703.html \| archive-date=29 April 2015 \| url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Firstposta2015">{{cite web \| title=1000 nationals from 41 countries: India's Yemen evacuation finally ends and the world is floored \| website=[[Firstpost]] \| date=10 April 2015 \| url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/1000-nationals-41-countries-indias-yemen-evacuation-finally-ends-world-floored-2192271.html \| access-date=11 April 2015 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411190901/http://www.firstpost.com/india/1000-nationals-41-countries-indias-yemen-evacuation-finally-ends-world-floored-2192271.html \| archive-date=11 April 2015 \| url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="The Times2015">{{cite web \| title=India appreciates Pakistan's gesture of evacuating its nationals from Yemen \| website=[[The Times of India]] \| date=8 April 2015 \| url=http://m.timesofindia.com/india/India-appreciates-Pakistans-gesture-of-evacuating-its-nationals-from-Yemen/articleshow/46852396.cms \| access-date=8 April 2015 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412192753/http://m.timesofindia.com/india/India-appreciates-Pakistans-gesture-of-evacuating-its-nationals-from-Yemen/articleshow/46852396.cms \| archive-date=12 April 2015 \| url-status=live }}</ref>		'''Operation Raahat''' ({{lang-hi\|राहत\|Rāhata\|Relief}}) was an operation of the [[Indian Armed Forces]] to evacuate [[India]]n citizens and foreign nationals from [[Yemen]] during the [[2015 military intervention in Yemen\|2015 military intervention]] by [[Saudi Arabia]] and its allies in that country during the [[Yemeni Crisis (2011–present)\|Yemeni Crisis]].<ref name=hindu-evac>{{cite news\|title=India begins evacuating citizens\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-begins-evacuating-citizens/article7054994.ece\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=31 March 2015\|access-date=31 March 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206201430/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-begins-evacuating-citizens/article7054994.ece\|archive-date=6 December 2019\|url-status=live}}</ref> The evacuation by sea began on 1 April 2015 from the port of [[Aden]]. The air evacuation by the [[Indian Air Force]] and [[Air India]] commenced on 3 April 2015 from [[Sanaa\|Sana'a]]. More than 4,640 Indian citizens in Yemen were evacuated along with 960 foreign nationals from 41 countries.<ref name="Kumar 2015">{{cite web \| last=Kumar \| first=Hari \| title=India Concludes Evacuation of Its Citizens From Yemen \| website=NYTimes.com \| date=10 April 2015 \| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/11/world/asia/india-concludes-evacuation-of-its-citizens-from-yemen.html?nytmobile=0 \| access-date=11 April 2015 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420010009/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/11/world/asia/india-concludes-evacuation-of-its-citizens-from-yemen.html?nytmobile=0 \| archive-date=20 April 2015 \| url-status=live }}</ref> The air evacuation ended on 9 April 2015 while the evacuation by sea ended on 11 April 2015.<ref name=onein2015>{{cite web \| title=India evacuates 4,640 nationals, 960 others from Yemen \| website=www.oneindia.com \| date=10 April 2015 \| url=http://www.oneindia.com/india/india-evacuates-4640-nationals-960-others-from-yemen-1711703.html \| access-date=11 April 2015 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429092021/http://www.oneindia.com/india/india-evacuates-4640-nationals-960-others-from-yemen-1711703.html \| archive-date=29 April 2015 \| url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Firstposta2015">{{cite web \| title=1000 nationals from 41 countries: India's Yemen evacuation finally ends and the world is floored \| website=[[Firstpost]] \| date=10 April 2015 \| url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/1000-nationals-41-countries-indias-yemen-evacuation-finally-ends-world-floored-2192271.html \| access-date=11 April 2015 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411190901/http://www.firstpost.com/india/1000-nationals-41-countries-indias-yemen-evacuation-finally-ends-world-floored-2192271.html \| archive-date=11 April 2015 \| url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="The Times2015">{{cite web \| title=India appreciates Pakistan's gesture of evacuating its nationals from Yemen \| website=[[The Times of India]] \| date=8 April 2015 \| url=http://m.timesofindia.com/india/India-appreciates-Pakistans-gesture-of-evacuating-its-nationals-from-Yemen/articleshow/46852396.cms \| access-date=8 April 2015 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412192753/http://m.timesofindia.com/india/India-appreciates-Pakistans-gesture-of-evacuating-its-nationals-from-Yemen/articleshow/46852396.cms \| archive-date=12 April 2015 \| url-status=live }}</ref>

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| partof = the [[Aftermath of the Houthi takeover in Yemen]] and the [[Yemeni Crisis (2011–present)|Yemeni Crisis]]
| caption = [[INS Sumitra]] in port at [[Aden]] during operation
| scope = Humanitarian relief
| type = [[Emergency evacuation]]
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| planned_by = [[Indian Armed Forces]] and [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]]
| commanded_by = [[General (India)|General]] [[V. K. Singh]] (Retired)
| objective = Evacuation of [[India]]n citizens from [[Yemen]]
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| date = {{Start date|2015|04|01|df=y}} – {{End date|2015|04|11|df=y}}<ref name=onein2015/>
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| executed_by = [[Indian Armed Forces]] and [[Air India]]
| outcome = More than 5600 people (4640 Indian citizens and 960 foreign nationals) evacuated<ref name=onein2015/><ref name="Kumar 2015"/>
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'''Operation Raahat''' ({{lang-hi|राहत}} ''Rāhata'', lit. "Relief") was an operation of the [[Indian Armed Forces]] to evacuate [[India]]n citizens and foreign nationals from [[Yemen]] during the [[2015 military intervention in Yemen|2015 military intervention]] by [[Saudi Arabia]] and its allies in that country during the [[Yemeni Crisis (2011–present)|Yemeni Crisis]].<ref name=hindu-evac>{{cite news|title=India begins evacuating citizens|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-begins-evacuating-citizens/article7054994.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=31 March 2015|access-date=31 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206201430/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-begins-evacuating-citizens/article7054994.ece|archive-date=6 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The evacuation by sea began on 1 April 2015 from the port of [[Aden]]. The air evacuation by the [[Indian Air Force]] and [[Air India]] commenced on 3 April 2015 from [[Sanaa|Sana'a]]. More than 4,640 Indian citizens in Yemen were evacuated along with 960 foreign nationals from 41 countries.<ref name="Kumar 2015">{{cite web | last=Kumar | first=Hari | title=India Concludes Evacuation of Its Citizens From Yemen | website=NYTimes.com | date=10 April 2015 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/11/world/asia/india-concludes-evacuation-of-its-citizens-from-yemen.html?nytmobile=0 | access-date=11 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420010009/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/11/world/asia/india-concludes-evacuation-of-its-citizens-from-yemen.html?nytmobile=0 | archive-date=20 April 2015 | url-status=live }}</ref> The air evacuation ended on 9 April 2015 while the evacuation by sea ended on 11 April 2015.<ref name=onein2015>{{cite web | title=India evacuates 4,640 nationals, 960 others from Yemen | website=www.oneindia.com | date=10 April 2015 | url=http://www.oneindia.com/india/india-evacuates-4640-nationals-960-others-from-yemen-1711703.html | access-date=11 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429092021/http://www.oneindia.com/india/india-evacuates-4640-nationals-960-others-from-yemen-1711703.html | archive-date=29 April 2015 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Firstposta2015">{{cite web | title=1000 nationals from 41 countries: India's Yemen evacuation finally ends and the world is floored | website=[[Firstpost]] | date=10 April 2015 | url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/1000-nationals-41-countries-indias-yemen-evacuation-finally-ends-world-floored-2192271.html | access-date=11 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411190901/http://www.firstpost.com/india/1000-nationals-41-countries-indias-yemen-evacuation-finally-ends-world-floored-2192271.html | archive-date=11 April 2015 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="The Times2015">{{cite web | title=India appreciates Pakistan's gesture of evacuating its nationals from Yemen | website=[[The Times of India]] | date=8 April 2015 | url=http://m.timesofindia.com/india/India-appreciates-Pakistans-gesture-of-evacuating-its-nationals-from-Yemen/articleshow/46852396.cms | access-date=8 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412192753/http://m.timesofindia.com/india/India-appreciates-Pakistans-gesture-of-evacuating-its-nationals-from-Yemen/articleshow/46852396.cms | archive-date=12 April 2015 | url-status=live }}</ref>

== Background ==
{{Main|2015 military intervention in Yemen}}
The 2015 military intervention in [[Yemen]] began on 27 March 2015 when the [[Royal Saudi Air Force]] led a [[Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen|coalition of Arab states]] in attacking the [[Shiite]] [[Houthis|Houthi]] rebels.<ref name=cnn-airstrike>{{cite news|title=Airstrike on Yemen refugee camp could portend Saudi ground incursion|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/30/middleeast/yemen-saudi-arabia-intervention/index.html|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=30 March 2015|access-date=31 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330225556/http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/30/middleeast/yemen-saudi-arabia-intervention/index.html|archive-date=30 March 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> This was preceded by weeks of turmoil during which the Houthi guerrillas toppled the government of President [[Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi]] and took over the large parts of the country.

Anticipating further hostilities, [[India]]'s [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]] (MEA) had issued advisories on 21 January 2015 to Indian expatriates in Yemen to leave the country.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/26588/Travel_Advisory_for_Indian_Nationals_travelling_to_Yemen |title=Travel Advisory for Indian Nationals travelling to Yemen |website=mea.gov.in |access-date=15 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830173046/http://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl%2F26588%2FTravel_Advisory_for_Indian_Nationals_travelling_to_Yemen |archive-date=30 August 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> A second travel advisory urging Indians to avoid travel to Yemen, and to leave the country was issued on 20 February 2015.<ref name=yahoo-advisory>{{cite news|title=Ministry of External Affairs releases advisory against travelling to Yemen|url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/ministry-external-affairs-releases-advisory-against-travelling-yemen-143938583.html|date=21 Jan 2015|access-date=31 March 2015|publisher=[[Yahoo! News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104715/https://in.news.yahoo.com/ministry-external-affairs-releases-advisory-against-travelling-yemen-143938583.html|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=mea-helpline>{{cite web|title=Helpline of Indian Embassy in Yemen and travel advisory|url=http://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/701/Helpline+of+Indian+Embassy+in+Yemen+and+travel+advisory|date=20 Feb 2015|access-date=31 March 2015|publisher=[[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213202340/http://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl%2F701%2FHelpline+of+Indian+Embassy+in+Yemen+and+travel+advisory|archive-date=13 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Finally on 25 March, two days before the attack by the Arab coalition, the MEA issued an urgent advisory urging all Indian citizens to evacuate as soon as possible.<ref name=hindu-leave>{{cite news|title=Leave strife-torn Yemen, India tells its citizens|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/india-asks-its-nationals-to-leave-fragile-yemen/article7032424.ece?ref=relatedNews|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=25 March 2015|access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref> However, more than 5000 Indian citizens had not heeded the warnings and were trapped in Yemen.

== Response ==
[[File:Indian evacuees from Yemen lining up for embarking INS Sumitra during Operation Raahat (1).jpg|thumb|Indian evacuees lining up for embarkation on ''[[INS Sumitra]]''.]]
[[File:Indian evacuees from Yemen along with their belongings at jetty before embarking during Operation Raahat.jpg|thumb|Indian evacuees along with their belongings at [[jetty]] before embarking on ''[[INS Sumitra]]''.]]
As Yemen was not accessible by air due to a [[no-fly zone]], India chose [[Djibouti (city)|Djibouti]] as a centre for initial evacuation by sea. Indians in Yemen were advised to reach [[Sana'a]] and [[Aden]]. The [[Indian Navy]] redeployed the [[patrol vessel]] [[INS Sumitra (P59)|INS ''Sumitra'' (P59)]] from anti-piracy operations off the coast of [[Lakshadweep]] to the Yemeni port of Aden. In addition, it dispatched the [[destroyer]] [[INS Mumbai (D62)|INS ''Mumbai'' (D62)]] and [[frigate]] [[INS Tarkash (F50)|INS ''Tarkash'' (F50)]] from [[Mumbai]] to provide protection and support to Indian ships and aircraft in the conflict zone. Both sailed {{convert|1350|nmi|km mi}} in four days to reach Yemen. The [[Indian Air Force]] deployed two [[C-17 Globemaster]] cargo aircraft with a capacity of 600 passengers to [[Djibouti]].<ref name="IX2015">{{cite web | title=Explained: How India evacuated 5000 stranded in Yemen | website=[[The Indian Express]] | date=10 April 2015 | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-leaving-yemen/ | access-date=11 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412201028/http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-leaving-yemen/ | archive-date=12 April 2015 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=firstpost-local-clearance>{{cite news|title=Indian ship in periphery of Yemen waters, awaits local clearance|url=http://www.firstpost.com/world/indian-ship-periphery-yemen-waters-awaits-local-clearance-2181585.html|publisher=[[First Post]]|date=31 March 2015|access-date=31 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403141730/http://www.firstpost.com/world/indian-ship-periphery-yemen-waters-awaits-local-clearance-2181585.html|archive-date=3 April 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

Two [[Ferry|ferries]] belonging to the [[Lakshadweep]] administration, [[MV Kavaratti|MV ''Kavaratti'']] and [[MV Corals|MV ''Corals'']], with a capacity of 1,500 passengers were dispatched to [[Aden]].<ref name=toi-stranded>{{cite news|title=New Delhi will send two ships to Yemen to evacuate stranded Indians|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/New-Delhi-will-send-two-ships-to-Yemen-to-evacuate-stranded-Indians/articleshow/46716544.cms|date=27 March 2015|access-date=31 March 2015|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330061539/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/New-Delhi-will-send-two-ships-to-Yemen-to-evacuate-stranded-Indians/articleshow/46716544.cms|archive-date=30 March 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=toi-2ships>{{cite news|title=Delhi sends 2 ships to conflict-hit Yemen to evacuate Indians|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Delhi-sends-2-ships-to-conflict-hit-Yemen-to-evacuate-Indians/articleshow/46747194.cms|date=30 March 2015|access-date=31 March 2015|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407003434/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Delhi-sends-2-ships-to-conflict-hit-Yemen-to-evacuate-Indians/articleshow/46747194.cms|archive-date=7 April 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, two Air India [[Airbus A320]] aircraft were also deployed to [[Muscat]] in neighboring [[Oman]].<ref name="Oman 2015">{{cite web | last=Oman | first=Times of | title=Salalah transit for Indian rescue flight from Yemen | website=[[Times of Oman]] | date=7 April 2015 | url=http://www.timesofoman.com/News/50008/Article-Salalah-transit-for-Indian-rescue-flight-from-Yemen | archive-url=https://archive.today/20150407194220/http://www.timesofoman.com/News/50008/Article-Salalah-transit-for-Indian-rescue-flight-from-Yemen | url-status=dead | archive-date=7 April 2015 | access-date=7 April 2015 }}</ref>

On 1 April 2015, INS ''Sumitra'' reached Aden to evacuate 349 Indians. When Air India was permitted to fly to Yemen on 3 April 2015, it began evacuating people from Sana'a to Djibouti and Djibouti to [[Mumbai]] or [[Kochi]]. Two C-17 Globemasters flew nine sorties to Mumbai and two to Kochi from Djibouti. On 4 April 2015, INS ''Mumbai'' reached Aden but was unable to dock due to shelling, so the people were ferried to the ship in small boats.<ref name="IX2015"/>

[[File:Registration of Indian citizens evacuating from Yemen in progress (2015) - 1.jpg|thumb|left|Indian Navy personnel registering Indian citizens evacuating from Yemen.]]
Over the days more than 4,640 overseas Indians were evacuated along with 960 foreign nationals from more than 41 countries.<ref name=onein2015/><ref name="Kumar 2015"/> Some of them did not have the operational capability to carry out a rescue operation, so they sought India's help. These countries included: [[Bahrain]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Canada]], [[Cuba]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Djibouti]], [[Egypt]], [[France]], [[Hungary]], [[Indonesia]], [[Ireland]], [[Italy]], [[Jordan]], [[Kenya]], [[Lebanon]], [[Maldives]], [[Morocco]], [[Myanmar]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], the [[Philippines]], [[Romania]], [[Russia]], [[Singapore]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Slovenia]], [[Sweden]], [[Syria]], [[Turkey]], [[Thailand]], [[Uganda]], the [[United Kingdom]], and the [[United States]]. Of a total of 5,600 people, 2,900 Indians were evacuated by 18 special flights from [[Sanaa|Sana'a]] and 1,670 Indians by [[Indian Navy]] ships from four ports.<ref name="IX2015"/><ref name="The Times of India15">{{cite web | title=India evacuates 232 foreigners including Americans, Europeans from Yemen | website=[[The Times of India]] | date=7 April 2015 | url=http://m.timesofindia.com/india/India-evacuates-232-foreigners-including-Americans-Europeans-from-Yemen/articleshow/46839994.cms | access-date=7 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407231603/http://m.timesofindia.com/india/India-evacuates-232-foreigners-including-Americans-Europeans-from-Yemen/articleshow/46839994.cms | archive-date=7 April 2015 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="PRAGUE POST2015">{{cite web | title=Czechs seek help from India in Yemen | website=[[Prague Post]] & The Voice of Prague | date=7 April 2015 | url=http://www.praguepost.com/czech-news/46678-czechs-seek-help-from-india-in-yemen | access-date=8 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408095547/http://praguepost.com/czech-news/46678-czechs-seek-help-from-india-in-yemen | archive-date=8 April 2015 | url-status=live }}</ref> 11 Indians were evacuated by the [[Pakistan Navy]] frigate [[F-22P Zulfiquar-class frigate|PNS ''Aslat'']] from [[Mukalla]], reached [[Karachi]], and were flown back to [[India]] on 8 April 2015.<ref name="The Times2015"/><ref name="Zee Newsx2015">{{cite web | title=Yemen crisis: Number of Indian evacuees reach 4000 mark | website=[[Zee News]] | date=7 April 2015 | url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/yemen-crisis-number-of-indian-evacuees-reach-4000-mark_1574979.html | access-date=7 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413005552/http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/yemen-crisis-number-of-indian-evacuees-reach-4000-mark_1574979.html | archive-date=13 April 2015 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="The Times of India15"/><ref name="http://www.hindustantimes.com/ 2015">{{cite web | title=4,000 Indians rescued so far, Yemen air evacuation op to end on Wed | website=hindustantimes.com | date=7 April 2015 | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/4-000-indians-rescued-so-far-yemen-air-evacuation-op-to-end-on-wed/article1-1334906.aspx | access-date=7 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407190743/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/4-000-indians-rescued-so-far-yemen-air-evacuation-op-to-end-on-wed/article1-1334906.aspx | archive-date=7 April 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> The air evacuation ended on 9 April 2015 while the sea evacuation ended on 11 April 2015.<ref name="NDTV2015">{{cite web | title=India Pulls Off Great Escape in Yemen, 4000 Evacuated From War Zone | website=[[NDTV]] | date=8 April 2015 | url=http://m.ndtv.com/india-news/government-expected-to-wrap-up-yemen-evacuation-operation-today-4000-indians-rescued-so-far-753135 | access-date=8 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408174044/http://m.ndtv.com/india-news/government-expected-to-wrap-up-yemen-evacuation-operation-today-4000-indians-rescued-so-far-753135 | archive-date=8 April 2015 | url-status=live }}</ref> 200 Indians refused to leave Yemen for various reasons.<ref name="sf">{{cite web | title=Yemen: India ends Operation 'Rahat', 200 refuse to leave | website=[[Sify]] | date=11 April 2015 | url=http://www.sify.com/mobile/news/yemen-india-ends-operation-rahat-200-refuse-to-leave-news-nri-pekwEyiajibif.html | access-date=11 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415032203/http://www.sify.com/mobile/news/yemen-india-ends-operation-rahat-200-refuse-to-leave-news-nri-pekwEyiajibif.html | archive-date=15 April 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

The following table gives details of evacuations carried out by the Indian Navy, but does not include air evacuations:<ref name = "IN3">{{cite web|title=IN Ships return to Hero's Welcome|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/press-release/ships-return-heros-welcome|website=indiannavy.nic.in|publisher=[[Indian Navy]]|access-date=20 April 2015|date=18 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424000845/http://indiannavy.nic.in/press-release/ships-return-heros-welcome|archive-date=24 April 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan = "2"| Date of evacuation !! rowspan = "2"| Port of evacuation !! rowspan = "2"| Ship !! rowspan = "2"| Arrival at Djibouti !! colspan = "3"| Evacuees
|-
! Indians !! Foreigners !! Total
|-
| 31 March || [[Aden]]|| [[INS Sumitra (P59)|''Sumitra'']] || 1 April || 349 || 0 || 349
|-
| 2 April || [[Al Hudaydah]] || ''Sumitra'' || 3 April || 306 || 11 || 317
|-
| 4 April || [[Aden]]|| [[INS Mumbai (D62)|''Mumbai'']] || 4 April || 265 || 176 || 441
|-
| 5 April || [[Ash-Shihr|Ash Shihr]]|| ''Sumitra'' || 5 April || 182 || 21 || 203
|-
| 6 April || Al Hudaydah || ''Mumbai'' || 6 April || 463 || 11 || 474
|-
| 7 April || Al Hudaydah || [[INS Tarkash (F50)|''Tarkash'']] || 8 April || 54 || 20 || 74
|-
| 9 April || Al Hudaydah || ''Sumitra'' || 10 April || 46 || 303 || 349
|-
| 10 April || Aden || ''Tarkash'' || 11 April || 42 || 422 || 464
|-
| 15 April || Al Hudaydah || ''Sumitra'' || 16 April || 76 || 327 || 403
|-
! colspan = "4"| Total || 1783 || 1291 || 3074
|}

INS ''Mumbai'' and INS ''Tarkash'' returned to [[Mumbai Harbour|Mumbai harbour]] on 16 and 18 April 2015, respectively, after completing Operation Raahat.

MV ''Kavaratti'' and MV ''Corals'' arrived in [[Kochi]] on 18 April. The ships had helped evacuate 475 passengers including 73 Indians, 337 Bangladeshis, and 65 Yemeni citizens of Indian origin.<ref>{{cite web|title=MV Kavararatti and MV Corals arrive at Kochi|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/mv-kavaratti-and-mv-corals-arrive-kochi|website=indiannavy.nic.in|publisher=[[Indian Navy]]|access-date=20 April 2015|date=18 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071713/http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/mv-kavaratti-and-mv-corals-arrive-kochi|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Published accounts==
===Documentaries===
''Operation Raahat: Yemen Rescue Operation by India (Battle Ops)'' (2018) is a [[TV documentary]] which premièred on Veer by [[Discovery Channel]] series, Battle Ops.<ref name="VeerTV">{{cite news|title=This R-Day, get ready for Discovery channel's 'Battle Ops'|url=http://www.thehindu.com/society/discovery-channels-new-series-battle-ops-on-indias-iconic-military-operations/article22520490.ece|access-date=22 April 2018|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=25 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806152611/https://www.thehindu.com/society/discovery-channels-new-series-battle-ops-on-indias-iconic-military-operations/article22520490.ece|archive-date=6 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="VeerYT">{{cite web|title=Operation Raahat Yemen Rescue Operation by India, Battle Ops|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYG0PaXMoUY|publisher=Veer by Discovery|access-date=22 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519181248/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYG0PaXMoUY|archive-date=19 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Evacuation of Pakistani citizens during the Yemeni Civil War (2015)]]
* [[India–Yemen relations]]

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