Battle of Dhale

Battle of Dhale
	Part of the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) and the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
Date	24 March – 26 May 2015; (2 months and 2 days)
Location	Dhale, Yemen
Result	Houthi victory
Belligerents
Houthi government Houthi fighters; Security Forces (pro-Saleh); Yemeni Republican Guard;	Hadi government Security Forces (pro-Hadi); Southern Movement; People's Committees; Popular resistance; Foreign intervention Saudi Arabia (leader) ; Bahrain ; Egypt ; Jordan ; Kuwait ; Morocco ; Sudan ; United Arab Emirates ;
Commanders and leaders
Abdullah Dabaan; (33rd Armoured Brigade commander)	Brig Gen Saleh Salem Saleh † ; Aidarus Al-Zubaidi
Casualties and losses
18+ killed	624+ killed
	46 civilians killed

The Battle of Dhale was a key fight in 2015 for control of Dhale, 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.