Battle of Aden (2015)

Battle of Aden
Part of the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) and
the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen

View of Aden from the sea
Date25 March – 22 July 2015
(3 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Location12°48′00″N 45°02′00″E / 12.8°N 45.033333°E / 12.8; 45.033333
Result Decisive Hadi-led government and coalition victory
Belligerents

 Yemen (Houthi government)[1]

 Yemen (Hadi-led government)

 Saudi Arabia

 United Arab Emirates[3]


Commanders and leaders
Yemen Mohammed Ali al-Houthi
Yemen Hussein Khairan
Abdul-Malik al-Houthi
Ali al-Shami
Ali Abdullah Saleh
Abdul Khaliq Al Houthi (POW)[8]

Yemen Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi (in exile)
Yemen Gen. Aidarus al-Zoubaidi
Yemen Colonel Mohammed Hussein Al-Khaili Al-Shaibi
Yemen Gen. Shallal Ali Sha'ya
Yemen Gen. Muthanna Jawas
(SSF commander)[9]
Yemen Maj. Gen. Jaafar Mohammed Saad[10]
Yemen Brig. Gen. Saif al-Baqri[11]
Yemen Brig. Gen. Ali Nasser Hadi [11]


Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani
Saudi Arabia King Salman
Casualties and losses
380–396 killed[12] 215 killed[13][14]
858 civilians killed (256 by disease; pro-Hadi claim)[13]
783 civilians and pro-Hadi fighters killed (U.N. claim)[14][15]
590 deaths from dengue fever (U.N. claim)[16]
Battle of Aden (2015) is located in Yemen
Battle of Aden (2015)
Location within Yemen

The Battle of Aden was a battle for the control of Aden, Yemen, between Houthis rebels and Yemen Army forces loyal to Ali Abdullah Saleh on one side, and Yemen Army units loyal to Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi and Southern Movement militias on the other side.

The battle began on 25 March 2015, as pro-Saleh troops seized control of Aden International Airport and Hadi fled the country by boat. On 16 July the pro-Hadi forces again seized control of Aden port and were moving into the city's commercial center.[17][18] On 22 July, pro-Hadi forces had retaken full control of Aden, and the Aden Airport was reopened.[19] In late July, an offensive launched by pro-Hadi forces drove Houthi forces out of the towns neighboring Aden.[6]

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  2. ^ "Saudi special forces help oppose Houthi rebels in Yemen, source says". CNN. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  3. ^ "U.A.E. Takes Lead in Leaderless Southern Yemen". Wall Street Journal.
  4. ^ Mazzetti, Mark; Kirkpatrick, David D. (25 March 2015). "Saudi Arabia Begins Air Assault in Yemen". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  5. ^ Felicia Schwartz, Hakim Almasmari and Asa Fitch (26 March 2015). "Saudi Arabia Launches Military Operations in Yemen". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Egypt, Jordan, Sudan and Pakistan ready for ground offensive in Yemen: report". the globe and mail. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Saudi Arabia launches airstrikes in Yemen". CNN. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Yemen militia claims to have captured Houthi leader's brother". The National. 26 July 2015.
  9. ^ "STANDOFF CONTINUES OVER POSITION OF SSF COMMANDER IN ADEN". Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  10. ^ "Blast kills Yemen city governor". The Kathmandu Post. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  11. ^ a b "At least 80 Yemenis killed in Aden violence: rescue workers". Reuters. May 6, 2015 – via www.reuters.com.
  12. ^ 9 killed (28 March),[1] 10 killed (3 April),[2] 13 killed (4 April),[3] 36 killed (5 April),[4] Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine 6–22 killed (7 April),[5] Archived 2018-12-09 at the Wayback Machine[6] 17 killed (8 April),[7] 6 killed (10 April),[8] 13 killed (11 April),[9] Archived 2018-12-24 at the Wayback Machine 32 killed (16–17 April),"At least 76 dead in Yemen air raids, fighting - the Express Tribune". Archived from the original on 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2015-04-26. 11 killed (18–19 April),[10] 5 killed (22 April),[11] Archived 2015-04-23 at the Wayback Machine 46 killed (25 April),[12] 9 killed (28 April),[13] 29 killed (30 April),[14] Archived 2018-12-23 at the Wayback Machine 18 killed (2 May),[15][16] 5 killed (4 May),[17] 30 killed (6 May),[18] 40 killed (28 May),[19] Archived 2016-04-17 at the Wayback Machine 15 killed (29 May),[20] Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine 13 killed (3 July),[21] 17 killed (9 July),[22] total of 380–396 reported killed
  13. ^ a b "858 civilians killed in 100-day war in Adenchlamydia test kits click early signs of chlamydia- Yemen Post English Newspaper Online". www.yemenpost.net.
  14. ^ a b "At least 185 dead in battle for Yemen's Aden: medics". news.yahoo.com.
  15. ^ "Yemen: Humanitarian Catastrophe Situation Report No. 16" (PDF).
  16. ^ "Yemen: Humanitarian Catastrophe Situation Report No. 13" (PDF).
  17. ^ Mohammed Mukhashaf (16 July 2015). "Saudi-backed Yemen forces take Aden port from Houthis: residents". Reuters. Archived from the original on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  18. ^ Glen Carey (17 July 2015). "Saudi-Backed Forces in Yemen Claim Victories in Aden Battle". Bloomberg. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  19. ^ Cite error: The named reference reopened was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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