The Battle of Zinjibar was a battle during the 2011 Yemeni uprising between forces loyal to Yemeni leader Ali Abdullah Saleh and Islamist militant forces, possibly including elements of al-Qaeda, for control of the town of Zinjibar and its surroundings as part of the wider insurgency in the self-declared Islamic Emirate of Abyan. Many of the Islamist forces operating in Abyan province refer to themselves as Ansar al-Sharia ("Partisans of Sharia").
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| - The Battle of Zinjibar was a battle during the 2011 Yemeni uprising between forces loyal to Yemeni leader Ali Abdullah Saleh and Islamist militant forces, possibly including elements of al-Qaeda, for control of the town of Zinjibar and its surroundings as part of the wider insurgency in the self-declared Islamic Emirate of Abyan. Many of the Islamist forces operating in Abyan province refer to themselves as Ansar al-Sharia ("Partisans of Sharia").
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Strength
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- 300(xsd:integer)
- 400(xsd:integer)
- 450(xsd:integer)
- 2000(xsd:integer)
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Commander
| - Abu Hamza Al-Marqashi
- Awad Mohammed Saleh al-Shabwani
- Ayad al-Shabwani
- Brig. Gen. Ahmad Awad Hassan al-Marmi
- Gen. Abdel Hakim al-Salahi
- Gen. Faisal Ragab
- Hassan Basonbol
- Sheikh Abu Bahr Ashal
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Casualties
| - 10(xsd:integer)
- 12(xsd:integer)
- 33(xsd:integer)
- 50(xsd:integer)
- 51(xsd:integer)
- 128(xsd:integer)
- 232(xsd:integer)
- 330(xsd:integer)
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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
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combatant
| - Ansar al-Sharia
*Islamic Emirate of Abyan
*Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
*Al-Shabaab
*Aden-Abyan Islamic Army
*Other Islamic militants
- *Military of Yemen
*Tribal fighters
United States
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Place
| - Zinjibar and surrounding towns in Abyan Governorate, Yemen
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| - The Battle of Zinjibar was a battle during the 2011 Yemeni uprising between forces loyal to Yemeni leader Ali Abdullah Saleh and Islamist militant forces, possibly including elements of al-Qaeda, for control of the town of Zinjibar and its surroundings as part of the wider insurgency in the self-declared Islamic Emirate of Abyan. Many of the Islamist forces operating in Abyan province refer to themselves as Ansar al-Sharia ("Partisans of Sharia").
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