Battle of Sanaa (2011)
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The Battle of Sanaa was a battle during the 2011 Yemeni uprising between forces loyal to Yemeni leader Ali Abdullah Saleh and opposition tribal forces led by Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar for control of the Yemeni capital Sanaa and, on the part of the opposition, to oust president Saleh.
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Battle of Sanaa | |||||||
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Part of the Yemeni Revolution | |||||||
Sana'a city center | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ali Abdullah Saleh (WIA) Gen. Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi Gen. Ahmad Saleh Gen. Ahmed bin Saeed[1] Gen. Ali Nasser Gatami † Gen. Abdullah al-Kulaibi † Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani (DOW) |
Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar Gen. Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar Gen. Mohammed Khalil[2] Gen. Ibrahim al-Jayfi[3] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
26th Brigade 63rd Brigade 101st Brigade Special Forces Brigade Presidential Guard |
25,000–30,000 fighters[4] 1st Armored Division 9th Brigade 200,000 protesters | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
97 soldiers killed[5] 20 soldiers missing[6] 30 soldiers captured[7] 1 policeman killed[8] |
258 tribal fighters killed[9] 98 defected soldiers killed[10][11][12][13] | ||||||
149+ civilians killed[14] 16 unidentified killed |
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