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{{For|rescue operations to evacuate civilians affected by the [[2013 North India floods]]|Operation Rahat}} | {{For|rescue operations to evacuate civilians affected by the [[2013 North India floods]]|Operation Rahat}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=June | {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=June | {{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}} | ||
{{Infobox operational plan | {{Infobox operational plan | ||
| name = Operation Raahat | | name = Operation Raahat | ||
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| scope = Humanitarian relief | | scope = Humanitarian relief | ||
| type = [[Emergency evacuation]] | | type = [[Emergency evacuation]] | ||
| location = | | location = [[Yemen]] | ||
| coordinates = | | coordinates = | ||
| map_type = | | map_type = | ||
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| timezone = | | timezone = | ||
| executed_by = [[Indian Armed Forces]] and [[Air India]] | | executed_by = [[Indian Armed Forces]] and [[Air India]] | ||
| outcome = | | outcome = More than 5600 people (4640 Indian citizens and 960 foreign nationals) evacuated<ref name=onein2015/><ref name="Kumar 2015"/> | ||
| casualties = | | casualties = | ||
| fatalities = | | fatalities = | ||
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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 | 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 == | == Response == | ||
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[[Category:Aviation history of India]] | [[Category:Aviation history of India]] | ||
[[Category:Modi administration]] | [[Category:Modi administration]] | ||