Saleh, Beidh, and Attas retained their positions but Al-Islah's influential leader, the Sheikh Abdullah ibn Husayn al-Ahmar of the Hashid tribal confederation, became speaker of the parliament.

The President eventually began to enlist Islamists to weaken his opponents, and allowed them to build up a presence in the country.

[1] Vice President Ali Salem al Beidh withdrew to Aden in August 1993 and said he would not return to the government until his grievances were addressed.

[13] Prime Minister Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas was dismissed on May 10 after appealing for outside forces to help end the war.

[12] On 20 May 1994, northern forces claimed to have overrun Al Anad Air Base, one of the key entry points to Aden.

Later that day, President Saleh announced a three-day ceasefire for the occasion of the Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday.

A cease-fire was called on 6 June, but lasted only six hours; concurrent talks to end the fighting in Cairo collapsed as well.

[12] Northern troops and Jihadist forces led by Tariq al-Fadhli entered Aden on 4 July, factually ending the conflict.

After Aden's fall, most resistance quickly collapsed and top southern military and political leaders fled into exile.

[1] Virtually all of the fighting in the civil war occurred in the southern part of the country, despite air and missile attacks from the south against cities and major installations in the north.