Siege of Sanaa (1967)
| Siege of Sanaa | |||||||
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| Part of the North Yemen Civil War | |||||||
Prince Mohamed bin Hussein in command of Royalist forces during the siege. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen | Yemen Republic | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Mohamed bin Hussein | Hassan al-Amri | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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8,000 soldiers 50,000 tribesmen | 4,000 soldiers | ||||||
The siege of Sanaa, also known as the Seventy Day Siege (Arabic: حصار السبعين), took place between 28 November 1967 and 7 February 1968, during the North Yemen Civil War. The siege would become a critical battle to determine the outcome of the war and the eventual failure of the royalists to retake the city, the Republicans won a de facto tactical victory in the war, retaining the seat of power, and gradually winning international recognition as a legitimate North Yemen government.