NDF Rebellion: Difference between revisions

PDRY support for the NDF diminished under the Presidency of the less overtly militant [[Ali Nasir Muhammad]],<ref name="Yemen Dict 252"/> and PDRY support for the NDF finally ended in May 1982.<ref name="UCA"/> [[Dhamar, Yemen|Dhamar]], a major NDF stronghold, sustained major damage during the [[1982 North Yemen earthquake]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/15/world/earthquake-toll-in-yemen-area-is-put-at-1082.html|title=Earthquake Toll in Yemen Area Is Put at 1,082|lastagency=Associated Press|first=The Associated|date=1982-12-15|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-11-30|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The NDF was eventually defeated by a rejuvenated YAR Army in conjunction with the pro-government Islamic Front, allowing the YAR government to finally establish control over the North-South border region.<ref name="Yemen Dict 252">{{cite book |last=Burrowes |first=Robert D. |title=Historical Dictionary of Yemen |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |year=2010 |page=252}}</ref>