Operation Raahat: Difference between revisions

'''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&nbsp;April 2015 from the port of [[Aden]]. The air evacuation by the [[Indian Air Force]] and [[Air India]] commenced on 3&nbsp;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&nbsp;April 2015 while the evacuation by sea ended on 11&nbsp;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>