First Battle of Lawdar

First Battle of Lawdar
	Part of Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen
Date	19–25 August 2010; (6 days)
Location	Lawdar (Abyan Governorate)
Status	Yemeni victory Yemeni armed forces regain control of Lawdar;
Belligerents
Yemen	Southern Movement; al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Commanders and leaders
	Ali bin Saeed bin Jamil al-Abyani; Abu Hamza al-Zinjibari; Adel Saleh Hardaba †
Strength
Unknown	South Yemen Movement : 200; Al-Qaeda : 200
Casualties and losses
11-13 killed	19 killed
	3 civilians killed, 33-35 people killed in total

The First Battle of Lawdar refers to the Yemeni army offensive, launched between 19 and 25 August 2010 on the city of Lawdar, that at the time was controlled by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Several activists, including local leaders of Al Qaeda, were killed during the clashes. On 25 August, Yemeni authorities claimed to regain control.

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