Aden unrest (2015–2019)
The Aden unrest was a conflict between Islamist factions, such as al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's Yemen Branch, against the loyalists of president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and later to conflict between UAE-backed and Saudi-backed factions within the coalition. In 2017, fighting also broke out between factions aligned with different members of the Saudi-led coalition namely Saudi Arabia-backed Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi and Al-Islah and UAE-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council and Southern Movement.
| Aden unrest | |||||||||
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| Part of the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) | |||||||||
People gather at the site of a car bomb attack that killed the Aden governor, Jaafar Mohammed Saad, during the Aden unrest. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| AQAP |
Yemen Army (Hadi government)
Coalition: |
Southern Transitional Council
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Ali Abed al-Rab bin Talab † Helmi Al Zinji (POW) |
Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi Brigadier General Muhran Qabati Jaafar Mohammed Saad † Sheikh Abdulrahman al-Adani † (pro-Hadi Sunni cleric) Adham Mohammed Al Ga’ari † (Aden's deputy chief of intelligence) Abdrabu Hussein Al Israeli † (Commander of military forces in Abyan) Salem al-Milqat † (Police chief of Tawahi district) Sheikh Mazen al-Aqrabi † Saleh Ali al-Dibani |
Aidarus al-Zoubaidi Hani Bin Breik Khalid Bamadhaf (Aden Southern Movement leader) Saleh al-Emeiry Kamel Al-Khalidi Abu Yunus | Abu Bilal al-Harbi † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 500+ | 12,000 Hadi loyalists and popular committees and 700+ Sudanese troops | 15,000 Southern Movement and al-Hizam Brigade fighters | 80-300 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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27-34+ fighters killed 23+ fighters wounded 21 fighters captured |
180-187+ Yemeni security forces killed 98-110+ wounded 1 Mirage 2000-9D lost 1 Saudi soldier killed | 6 UAE servicemen killed |
24-36+ killed 70 captured | ||||||
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83+ civilians killed 178+ wounded and one Indian priest captured | |||||||||
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