First Battle of Lawdar

Battle of Lawdar (2010)
Part of the al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen
Date 19–25 August 2010 (2010-08-19 – 2010-08-25) Location Lawdar, Lawdar District, Abyan Governorate, Yemen Status Yemeni victory Yemeni armed forces regain control of Lawdar
Belligerents
Yemen Security Forces	al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Commanders and leaders
Gen. Mohammed Nasser Ahmed	Adel Saleh Hardaba †
Casualties and losses
11 killed	19 killed
3 civilians killed

In August 2010, the Yemeni army began a siege against militants linked to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) who took control of the city of Lawdar in Abyan Governorate, Yemen. The siege was in response to an AQAP ambush on 20 August which killed 11 soldiers in the city. The siege was lifted by 24 August, with Yemeni forces successfully taking back the city. A total of 33 people were killed in the battle, 19 of them being AQAP militants.