Battle of Zinjibar

Battle of Zinjibar
Part of Yemeni Revolution, al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen
Date 27 May – 10 September 2011 (3 months and 2 weeks) Location Zinjibar and surrounding towns in Abyan Governorate, Yemen Result Ansar al-Sharia victory Militants capture Zinjibar and several surrounding towns in late May 2011 Several military offensives on the city repelled in June and July 2011 25th Mechanized Brigade under siege in the city until rescued in mid-September 2011
Belligerents
Ansar al-Sharia Al-Qaeda Emirate in Yemen al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Al-Shabaab Aden-Abyan Islamic Army Other Islamic militants	Yemen Military of Yemen Tribal fighters People's Committees  United States
Commanders and leaders
Abu Hamza al-Zinjibari Ayad al-Shabwani † Awad Mohammed Saleh al-Shabwani † Hassan Basonbol †	Brig. Gen. Ahmad Awad Hassan al-Marmi † Gen. Faisal Ragab Gen. Abdel Hakim al-Salahi Sheikh Abu Bahr Ashal †
Strength
300 fighters (initially) 2,000 fighters (later) 400 al-Shabab fighters (since August)	25th Mechanised Brigade 111th Infantry Brigade 119th Artillery Brigade 201st Artillery Brigade 450 tribal fighters
Casualties and losses
374-386 militants killed, 128 militants wounded, 12 militants captured	232 soldiers killed, 330+ soldiers wounded, 50 soldiers missing, 10 soldiers captured 51 tribesmen killed
33 civilians killed

Coordinates: 13°07′43″N 45°22′50″E / 13.128612°N 45.380479°E / 13.128612; 45.380479

Ansar al-Sharia victory

Ansar al-Sharia

 Yemen

The Battle of Zinjibar was a battle during the 2011 Yemeni Revolution between forces loyal to Yemeni leader Ali Abdullah Saleh and Islamist militant forces, possibly including elements of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), for control of the town of Zinjibar and its surroundings as part of the wider insurgency in the self-declared Al-Qaeda Emirate in Yemen. Many of the Islamist forces operating in Abyan province refer to themselves as Ansar al-Sharia ("Partisans of Sharia").

...
Wikipedia