Shabwah Governorate offensive
Insurgent campaign by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Shabwah Governorate offensive is an insurgent campaign by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) forces to take control of Shabwah Governorate during the Yemeni Civil War.
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Shabwah Governorate offensive | |||||||
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Part of Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen and the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) | |||||||
AQAP fighters manning a checkpoint in the town of Azzan in April 2012 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
AQAP |
Yemen United Arab Emirates Supported by United States | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Abu Amal †[2] Yasser al Marouh Sa’ad bin ‘Atef al Awlaki Tareq Al-Fadhli Abdullah Al-Fadhli † |
Colonel Mohammed Salmeen bin Lashqam † Jafar Al-Hamed † Brig Gen Aziz Al-Ateeqi Maj Gen Nasser Al-Nuba Governor Ahmed Lamlas Brig Gen Alawi Ali Nasser Al-Harethi Brig Gen Abdullah Saeed Saleh Al-Islami Ahmed Mohsen Ruwais Al-Sulaymani Awad Al-Dhaboul Sheikh Ali Mohsen Al-Sulaymani Sheikh Ali Al-Hajari | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
35+ killed[3][4] | 30+killed[5][6] 40+ wounded |
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