| Battle of Dofas | |||||||
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| Part of Yemeni Crisis (2011-present) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Abu Hamza al-Zinjibari |
Brig. Gen. Mohammed Ghaleb al Jarabani Brig. Gen. Abdu Rabbu Hasan Salem Brig. Gen. Faisal Rajjab | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown |
39th Armored Brigade 115th Infantry Brigade 119th Infantry Brigade | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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32 killed (initial battle)[2] 42 killed (subsequent air-strikes)[3] | 187 killed, 135 wounded,[4] 55–73 captured[5] | ||||||
The Battle of Dofas was a battle during the 2011 Yemeni uprising between forces loyal to Yemeni leader Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi and Islamist militant forces, possibly including elements of al-Qaeda, during which the militants destroyed an Army artillery battalion of the 39th Armored Brigade in the town of Dofas, which was being used as a main base for artillery support against the militant-held towns of Zinjibar and Jaʿār.[6][7]
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- ^ "DETAILS OF ABYAN ATTACKS EMERGE". Yemen Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "Map: Forces Operating in South Yemen". Criticalthreats.org. Retrieved 15 October 2014.