| Battle of Sanaa | |||||||
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| Part of the Yemeni Revolution | |||||||
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Sanaa,_Yemen_view.jpg) Sana'a city center | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Ali Abdullah Saleh (WIA) Gen. Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi Gen. Ahmed SalehGen. Ahmed bin Saeed[1] Gen. Ali Nasser Gatami † Gen. Abdullah al-Kulaibi † Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani (DOW) |
Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar Gen. Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar Gen. Mohammed Khalil[2] Gen. Ibrahim al-Jayfi[3] | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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26th Brigade 63rd Brigade 101st Brigade Special Forces Brigade Presidential Guard |
25,000–30,000 fighters[4] 1st Armored Division 9th Brigade 200,000 protesters | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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97 soldiers killed[5] 20 soldiers missing[6] 30 soldiers captured[7] 1 policeman killed[8] |
258 tribal fighters killed[9] 98 defected soldiers killed[10][11][12][13] | ||||||
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149+ civilians killed[14] 16 unidentified killed | |||||||
The Battle of Sanaa was a battle during the 2011 Yemeni uprising between forces loyal to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and opposition tribal forces led by Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar for control of the Yemeni capital Sanaa and, on the part of the opposition, to oust President Saleh.
- ^ Ali Mohsen Fired, Replaced with Major General Saeed Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Inunews.com (2011-03-28). Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
- ^ Ahmed Al-Haj (1 June 2011). "41 killed in deadly Yemen street battles". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ Critics accuse Yemen's president of allowing Islamists to seize town to spread fears Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Stalbertgazette.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
- ^ "IRIN Middle East - YEMEN: Fighting escalates in Sana'a - Yemen - Early Warning - Governance - Human Rights - Security - Urban Risk". IRINnews. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ 14 killed (24 May),[1] 12 killed (26 May),[2] Archived 18 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine 7 killed (27 May),[3] 14 killed (31 May-1 June),[4] 11 killed (3 June),[5], 2 killed (5 June),[6] 8 killed (18–24 September),[7] 7 killed (25 September),[8] 2 killed (17 October),[9][permanent dead link] 20 killed (19–21 November),[10] 97 reported killed
- ^ Yemen officials: 38 killed in capital fighting. Usatoday.com (24 May 2011). Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
- ^ Fresh battles between Yemen troops, tribesmen[dead link]. Forbes.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
- ^ Street battles in Sana'a between Saleh loyalists and tribal guards. Thenational.ae. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
- ^ 46 killed (23–25 May),"Yemen's president vows to resist 'failed state' as tribes press offensive against regime - 570News". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011. 34 killed (26 May)[11] Archived 18 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine 18 killed (27 May),[12][dead link] 15 killed (31 May-1 June),[13] 11 killed (2 June),[14] 19 killed (4 June),"19 people killed in shelling on Yemeni opposition leader's compound: Report". Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011., 3 killed (6 June),[15] 18 killed (18–24 September),[16] 4 killed (25 September),[17] 8 killed (17 October),[18] 12 killed (19–21 November),[19] Archived 23 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine 80 killed (23–25 November),[20] total of 258 reported killed
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
570newswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Yemen clashes kill 7". Channelnewsasia.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ^ "Violence returns to Yemen capital; 6 dead". Associated Press. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ^ 18 dead in renewed clashes in Yemen
- ^ 1 killed (23 May)[21] 10 killed (24 May),[22] 6 killed (25 May),[23] 6 killed (1 June),[24] 101+ killed (18–25 September),[25][26] 12 killed (15 October),[27] 6 killed (16 October),[28] Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine 7 killed (17 October),[29] total of 149+ reported killed