Editing Yemeni Armed Forces (section)

==Paramilitary forces==
In 2009, Yemen's paramilitary force had about 71,000 troops. Approximately 50,000 constituted the [[Central Security Organization]] of the Ministry of Interior; they are equipped with a range of infantry weapons and armored personnel carriers.

20,000 were forces of armed tribal levies.

Yemen was building a small [[Yemeni Coast Guard|coast guard]] under the Ministry of Interior, training naval military technicians for posts in Aden and [[Mukalla]].<ref name=YemenPost2009-02-09>
{{cite news |url = http://www.yemenpost.net/28/InvestigationAndInterview/20081.htm |title = Interviews: Commander of Yemeni Coast Guard Forces Ali Ahmed Ras'ee |publisher = [[Yemen Post (newspaper)|Yemen Post]] |date = 2009-02-09 |access-date = 2011-12-04 |quote = The tasks of coastguard forces are stipulated in the establishment decree, and these tasks are varied. The coastguard forces have security and not military functions, including keeping order in Yemeni ports and launching patrols in Yemeni coasts and regional waters. Other tasks are limiting illegal immigration, protecting national waters against indiscriminate fishing, protecting environment against pollution, fighting piracy, rescue and search activities. |url-status = bot: unknown |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080517070116/http://www.yemenpost.net/28/InvestigationAndInterview/20081.htm |archive-date = 2008-05-17 }}</ref>