For rescue operations to evacuate civilians affected by the 2013 North India floods, see Operation Rahat.
Operation Raahat
Part of the Aftermath of the Houthi takeover in Yemen and the Yemeni Crisis
INS Sumitra in port at Aden during operation
Operational scope
Humanitarian relief
Planned by
Indian Armed Forces and Ministry of External Affairs
Commanded by
General V. K. Singh (Retired)
Objective
Evacuation of Indian citizens from Yemen
Date
1 April 2015 (2015-04-01) – 11 April 2015 (2015-04-11)[1]
Executed by
Indian Armed Forces and Air India
Outcome
5,600 people (4,640 Indian nationals and 960 foreign nationals) evacuated[1][2]
Operation Raahat (Hindi: राहत, romanized: Rāhata, lit. 'Relief') was an operation of the Indian Armed Forces to evacuate Indian citizens and foreign nationals from Yemen during the 2015 military intervention by Saudi Arabia and its allies in that country during the Yemeni Crisis.[3] 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 Sana'a. More than 4,640 Indian citizens in Yemen were evacuated along with 960 foreign nationals from 41 countries.[2] The air evacuation ended on 9 April 2015 while the evacuation by sea ended on 11 April 2015.[1][4][5]
^ abc"India evacuates 4,640 nationals, 960 others from Yemen". www.oneindia.com. 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
^ abKumar, Hari (10 April 2015). "India Concludes Evacuation of Its Citizens From Yemen". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
^"India begins evacuating citizens". The Hindu. 31 March 2015. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
^"1000 nationals from 41 countries: India's Yemen evacuation finally ends and the world is floored". Firstpost. 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
^"India appreciates Pakistan's gesture of evacuating its nationals from Yemen". The Times of India. 8 April 2015. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
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