Battle of Mukalla (2016)
| Second Battle of Al Mukalla | |||||||
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| Part of the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) and the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| AQAP |
Yemen United Arab Emirates Supported by: Hadi-led government Saudi Arabia United States (Airstrikes, limited involvement) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Qasim al-Raymi Khalid Batarfi Mamoun Abdulhamid Hatem † Sa’ad bin ‘Atef al Awlaki Mohammed Saleh al-Orabi |
Faraj Salmin Al-Bahsani (then-commander of the Second Military Region) Musallam Al Rashidi (Commander of UAE Force in Hadhramout) Auni Al Qurni (Deputy commander of KSA Special Forces in Yemen) | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| AQAP fighters | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,000+ fighters | 2,000 soldiers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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89–91 killed 30 wounded (by airstrikes) 100–800 killed (ground offensive, Saudi coalition claims) 8–250 captured 10 killed (AQAP claims during ground offensive) Total losses: 137–1,171 |
27 killed 60 wounded Total losses: 87 | ||||||
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2 Saudi citizens executed by AQAP 4 civilians killed by drone strike 8 civilians killed by air strike (AQAP claim) Total: 14 civilians killed | |||||||
The Second Battle of Mukalla refers to an armed conflict between al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and the Saudi-led Coalition. The aim of the coalition offensive was to disable the newly resurgent al-Qaeda Emirate in Yemen by recapturing its capital, Mukalla. The battle led to a coalition victory, in which the coalition forces gained control of Mukalla and the surrounding coastal areas.