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

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  • Battle of Zinjibar
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  • The Battle of Zinjibar was a battle during the 2011 Yemeni uprising between forces loyal to Yemeni leader Ali Abdullah Saleh and Islamist militant forces, possibly including elements of al-Qaeda, for control of the town of Zinjibar and its surroundings as part of the wider insurgency in the self-declared Islamic Emirate of Abyan. Many of the Islamist forces operating in Abyan province refer to themselves as Ansar al-Sharia ("Partisans of Sharia").
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  • 111(xsd:integer)
  • 119(xsd:integer)
  • 201(xsd:integer)
  • 300(xsd:integer)
  • 400(xsd:integer)
  • 450(xsd:integer)
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Partof
  • 2011(xsd:integer)
Date
  • --05-27
Commander
  • Abu Hamza Al-Marqashi
  • Awad Mohammed Saleh al-Shabwani
  • Ayad al-Shabwani
  • Brig. Gen. Ahmad Awad Hassan al-Marmi
  • Gen. Abdel Hakim al-Salahi
  • Gen. Faisal Ragab
  • Hassan Basonbol
  • Sheikh Abu Bahr Ashal
Casualties
  • 10(xsd:integer)
  • 12(xsd:integer)
  • 33(xsd:integer)
  • 50(xsd:integer)
  • 51(xsd:integer)
  • 128(xsd:integer)
  • 232(xsd:integer)
  • 330(xsd:integer)
  • 374(xsd:integer)
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
combatant
  • Ansar al-Sharia *Islamic Emirate of Abyan *Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula *Al-Shabaab *Aden-Abyan Islamic Army *Other Islamic militants
  • *Military of Yemen *Tribal fighters United States
Place
  • Zinjibar and surrounding towns in Abyan Governorate, Yemen
Conflict
  • Battle of Zinjibar
abstract
  • The Battle of Zinjibar was a battle during the 2011 Yemeni uprising between forces loyal to Yemeni leader Ali Abdullah Saleh and Islamist militant forces, possibly including elements of al-Qaeda, for control of the town of Zinjibar and its surroundings as part of the wider insurgency in the self-declared Islamic Emirate of Abyan. Many of the Islamist forces operating in Abyan province refer to themselves as Ansar al-Sharia ("Partisans of Sharia").
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