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Abyan campaign
Campaign of the Yemeni Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Abyan campaign was a 2015 campaign for control of the Abyan Governorate of Yemen, between the Houthis and Yemen Army units loyal to Ali Abdullah Saleh on one side, and militiamen and Yemen Army units loyal to Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi on the other side, supported by jihadists of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.[7] The pro-Hadi forces recaptured the Abyan Governorate on 11 August 2015,[12] after launching an offensive on pro-Houthi forces in early August.[13]
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Part of the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) and the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen | ||||||||
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Abdul Nasser al-Junaidi[8] |
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49 killed[7][10] | 31 killed[7][11] | unknown |
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