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First Battle of Lawdar

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Part of Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen

Date

19–25 August 2010
(6 days)

Location

Lawdar (Abyan Governorate)

Status

Yemeni victory^[2]

Yemeni armed forces regain control of Lawdar

Belligerents

Yemen

Southern Movement^[1]

al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

Commanders and leaders

Ali bin Saeed bin Jamil al-Abyani
Abu Hamza al-Zinjibari

Adel Saleh Hardaba †^[3]^[4]

Strength

Unknown

South Yemen Movement : 200

Al-Qaeda : 200

Casualties and losses

11-13 killed

19 killed

3 civilians killed, 33-35 people killed in total^[5]

al-Qaeda insurgency
in Yemen

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". Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.

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