Battle of Aden Airport

Battle of Aden Airport
	Part of the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)
Date	19 March 2015
Location	Aden, Yemen
Result	Yemeni government victory
Belligerents
Hadi-led government Yemen Army; Police; People's Committees; Popular resistance;	Saleh loyalists Special Security Forces;
Commanders and leaders
Abdrabbuh Hadi; Mahmoud al-Subaihi	Abdul-Hafez al-Saqqaf; Ali Abdullah Saleh
Casualties and losses
	13 killed, 63 wounded

The Battle of Aden International Airport^[3] broke out in the early morning hours of 19 March 2015, when Yemen Army units loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh attacked the airport in Aden, Yemen. The airport was defended by soldiers and guards supporting Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, Yemen's internationally recognised president.^[4]

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