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2012 Abyan offensive

2012 Abyan offensive
Part of al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen
Abyan in Yemen.svg
Map of Yemen showing Abyan Governorate.
Date 12 May – 15 June 2012
(1 month and 3 days)
Location Zinjibar and Jaʿār, Abyan Governorate, Yemen
Result

Decisive Yemeni Army victory

  • 2012 Sana'a bombing
  • Government forces recapture Zinjibar, Jaar and Shuqrah in mid-June
  • Militants pull back to Azzan in Shabwah Governorate, then abandon it peacefully on 17 June
  • AQAP and its allies return to an insurgency campaign in Abyan and neighboring provinces
Belligerents

Ansar al-Sharia

Yemen Military of Yemen
Commanders and leaders

Flag of Jihad.svg Abu Hamza al-Zinjibari
Flag of Jihad.svg Nasir al-Wuhayshi
Flag of Jihad.svg Said Ali al-Shihri
Flag of Jihad.svg Qasim al-Raymi
Flag of Jihad.svg Ibrahim al-Asiri

Flag of Jihad.svg Qaed al-Dahab  (WIA) 		Yemen Gen. Salem Ali Qatan †
Yemen Brig. Gen. Muhammad Nasir Ahmad Ali
Yemen Saleh al-Ahmar
Strength
2,000 fighters (Zinjibar) Thousands of troops, backed by tanks and fighter jets
Local tribal militias
Casualties and losses
429 militants killed 78 soldiers, 26 tribal fighters killed
34 civilians killed

Decisive Yemeni Army victory

Ansar al-Sharia

Yemen Military of Yemen

Flag of Jihad.svg Abu Hamza al-Zinjibari
Flag of Jihad.svg Nasir al-Wuhayshi
Flag of Jihad.svg Said Ali al-Shihri
Flag of Jihad.svg Qasim al-Raymi
Flag of Jihad.svg Ibrahim al-Asiri


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