First Battle of Lawdar
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| First Battle of Lawdar | |||||||
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| Part of Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Yemen |
 al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ali bin Saeed bin Jamil al-Abyani | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown |
South Yemen Movement : 200 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 11-13 killed | 19 killed | ||||||
| 3 civilians killed, 33-35 people killed in total[5] | |||||||
The First Battle of Lawdar refers to the Yemeni army offensive, launched between 19 and 25 August 2010 on the city of Lawdar, that at the time was controlled by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Several activists, including local leaders of Al Qaeda, were killed during the clashes. On 25 August, Yemeni authorities claimed to regain control.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Yémen : l'armée renforce l'étau autour d'Al-Qaïda à Lawdar. Le Golfe redoute l'infiltration iranienne". Mediarabe.info. 2 October 2007. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ^ a b "AFP: Yemen army 'regains control' of southern town". 25 August 2010. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ^ "AFP: Yemen army 'regains control' of southern town". 1 March 2014. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014.
- ^ AFP (24 August 2010). "Al Qaeda head killed in battle for south Yemen city". Emirates24-7. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "AFP: Yémen du sud: l'armée reprend le contrôle de Loder". Retrieved 29 November 2012.
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