Abyan campaign
| Abyan campaign | ||||||||
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| Part of the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) and the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen | ||||||||
Location of the Abyan Governorate within Yemen | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
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Supported by: | AQAP | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
| Abdul Nasser al-Junaidi | Ali Mohsen Al Ahmar † |
Abu Hamza al-Zinjibari Abu al Zinad al Abyani | ||||||
| Units involved | ||||||||
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15th Armored Brigade Houthi fighters | 111th Infantry Brigade | AQAP fighters | ||||||
| Strength | ||||||||
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200 soldiers 100 Houthi fighters |
600 soldiers 400 popular committee fighters | 600 fighters | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | ||||||||
| 49 killed | 31 killed | unknown | ||||||
The Abyan campaign was a 2015 campaign for control of the Abyan Governorate of Yemen, between the Houthis and Yemen Army units loyal to Ali Abdullah Saleh on one side, and militiamen and Yemen Army units loyal to Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi on the other side, supported by jihadists of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. The pro-Hadi forces recaptured the Abyan Governorate on 11 August 2015, after launching an offensive on pro-Houthi forces in early August.