Battle of Radda
Battle of Radda | |||||||
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Part of Yemeni Crisis (2011-present) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Shawki al-Badani Nabil al-Dahab Qaed al-Dahab | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
8,000 | ? | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
19 soldiers killed, 17 wounded | 8 insurgents killed |
The Battle of Radda was a military confrontation in March 2013, initially launched by
Battle
On 28 January, a suicide bomber drove a car laden with explosives into an army checkpoint in Rada, near the town of al-Manasseh, killing eleven Yemeni soldiers and wounding another 17 more. The checkpoints were set up just days prior to the attack, but after the announcement of the offensive the suicide bomber detonated his explosive car at one. The same day, militants ambushed and killed three Yemeni soldiers in a separate attack, on the outskirts of Radda.[2]
On 29 March, clashes erupted in Radda after a group of insurgents said to be from al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) raided a military checkpoint of the Republican guards at the main entrance to Rada. At least two militants were killed and one Yemeni soldiers were killed.[3]
On 27 April, fighting resumed in Radda, leaving five Yemeni soldiers and two militants dead. According to a Yemeni security source, the soldiers were killed when al-Qaeda linked militants targeted an army checkpoint in the
References
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- ^ "Two al-Qaida fighters, one soldier killed in clashes in southeast Yemen". chinadaily.com.cn. 2012-05-31. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
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