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Battle of Radda - Wikipedia

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Battle of Radda

Part of Yemeni Crisis (2011-present)

Date	29 March - 27 April 2013 (4 weeks and 1 day)
Location	Radda, surroundings of al-Manaseh, Yemen
Result	Indecisive

Belligerents

Yemen

al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

Ansar al-Sharia
Islamic Emirate of Abyan
other islamists groups

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

Yemeni crisis

Revolution (2011–12)
Saada Sana'a Taiz Dammaj Ansar al-Shariah campaign (2011–14) Zinjibar Dofas Abyan 2012 Sana'a Radda Nov 2013 Sanaa Dec 2013 Sana'a Rescue operations Houthi rebellion (2014) 2nd Dammaj Amran

Civil war
(2014–present)

Bombings and terrorist attacks in Yemen

Houthi missile and drone attacks in Yemen

Saudi-led intervention (2015–present)
Saudi Arabian airstrikes on Yemen Mokha Sana'a Hajjah Dahyan Dhamar Saada Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia 2018 Riyadh Abha Airport Abqaiq–Khurais 2020 Riyadh Houthi attacks on the United Arab Emirates 2022 Abu Dhabi U.S. raids on al-Qaeda Yakla Hathla

Red Sea crisis
(2023–present)

Attacks

Military operations

Diplomacy

United Nations Security Council Resolution 2722

Effects

Environmental impact

Humanitarian crisis
Blockade Disease outbreaks Cholera COVID-19 Famine Locust infestation Refugees on Jeju Island War crimes and human rights violations

The Battle of Radda was a military confrontation in March 2013, initially launched by Al-Qaeda in an apparent reprisal for the Yemen army's offensive against their stronghold of al-Manasseh following the collapse of talks to free the three Western hostages believed to be held in the area, of whom a Finnish couple and an Austrian man who were studying Arabic in Yemen, when they were snatched by local tribesmen in the capital city of Sanaa, where they were then sold to al-Qaeda militants and transferred to the southern province of al-Bayda, where the city of al-Manasseh is located.^[1]

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 Rada' District, where the interior ministry announced on Friday its intentions to mount security measures following intelligence about possible attacks by al-Qaeda. A gunfight followed between Yemeni troops and the insurgents, reportedly killing two of the attackers.^[4]

References

^ "14 Yemeni soldiers killed in al-Qaeda attacks | Chillnews.net". archive.is. 2013-07-03. Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
^ "11 Yemeni Soldiers Killed in Checkpoint Car Bombing -- News from Antiwar.com". Archived from the original on 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
^ "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.
^ "5 soldiers, 2 al-Qaida militants killed in central Yemen, intelligence officer assassinated". Fox News. 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2024-09-16.

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