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| Part of Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen | |||||||
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 Yemen |
 al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula | ||||||
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Ali bin Saeed bin Jamil al-Abyani Abu Hamza al-Zinjibari | |||||||
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South Yemen Movement : 200 | ||||||
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| 11-13 killed | 19 killed | ||||||
| 3 civilians killed, 33-35 people killed in total[3] | |||||||
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.[4]
References
- ^ "Yémen : l'armée renforce l'étau autour d'Al-Qaïda à Lawdar. Le Golfe redoute l'infiltration iranienne". Mediarabe.info. 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
- ^ "AFP: Yemen army 'regains control' of southern town". Google.com. 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
- ^ "AFP: Yémen du sud: l'armée reprend le contrôle de Loder". Google.com. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
- ^ "AFP: Yemen army 'regains control' of southern town". Google.com. 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
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