Battle of Zinjibar

Battle of Zinjibar
	Part of Yemeni Crisis (2011-present)
Date	27 May – 10 September 2011; (3 months and 2 weeks)
Location	Zinjibar and surrounding towns in Abyan Governorate, Yemen
Result	Ansar al-Sharia victory Militants capture Zinjibar and several surrounding towns in late May 2011; Several military offensives on the city repelled in June and July 2011; 25th Mechanized Brigade under siege in the city until rescued in mid-September 2011;
Belligerents
al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Ansar al-Sharia; Al-Shabaab; Aden-Abyan Islamic Army; Other Islamic militants;	Yemen Republic of Yemen Armed Forces; Tribal fighters; Popular Committees; Supported by United States
Commanders and leaders
Abu Hamza al-Zinjibari ; Ali bin Saeed bin Jamil al-Abyani; Ayad al-Shabwani †; Awad Mohammed Saleh al-Shabwani †; Hassan Basanbol †; Ali Abdullah Naji al-Harithi †; Khalid Batarfi	Abdullatif Al-Sayed; Colonel Qassem Sheikh †; Brig. Gen. Ahmad Awad Hassan al-Marmi †; Gen. Faisal Ragab; Gen. Abdel Hakim al-Salahi; Sheikh Abu Bahr Ashal †
Strength
300 fighters (initially); 2,000 fighters (later); 400 al-Shabab fighters (since August)	25th Mechanised Brigade; 111th Infantry Brigade; 119th Artillery Brigade; 201st Artillery Brigade; 450 tribal fighters
Casualties and losses
374-386 militants killed,; 128 militants wounded,; 12 militants captured	232 soldiers killed,; 330+ soldiers wounded,; 50 soldiers missing,; 10 soldiers captured; 51 tribesmen killed
	33 civilians killed

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The Battle of Zinjibar was a battle between forces loyal to Yemeni leader Ali Abdullah Saleh and Islamist militant forces, possibly including elements of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), for control of the town of Zinjibar and its surroundings as part of the wider insurgency in the self-declared Al-Qaeda Emirate in Yemen. Many of the Islamist forces operating in Abyan province refer to themselves as Ansar al-Sharia ("Partisans of Sharia").

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