Battle of Dofas

Battle of Dofas
	Part of Yemeni Crisis (2011-present)
Date	4–5 March 2012
Location	Dofas, Abyan Governorate, Yemen
Result	Ansar al-Sharia victory Destruction of an Army artillery battalion; Capture by militants of large quantities of weapons, including heavy ones, among them tanks;
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; Popular Committees;
Commanders and leaders
Abu Hamza al-Zinjibari	Brig. Gen. Mohammed Ghaleb al Jarabani; Brig. Gen. Abdu Rabbu Hasan Salem; Brig. Gen. Faisal Rajjab
Strength
Unknown	39th Armored Brigade; 115th Infantry Brigade; 119th Infantry Brigade
Casualties and losses
32 killed (initial battle); 42 killed (subsequent air-strikes)	187 killed, 135 wounded, 55-73 captured

The Battle of Dofas was a battle during the 2011 Yemeni uprising between forces loyal to Yemeni leader Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi and Islamist militant forces, possibly including elements of al-Qaeda, during which the militants destroyed an Army artillery battalion of the 39th Armored Brigade in the town of Dofas, which was being used as a main base for artillery support against the militant-held towns of Zinjibar and Jaʿār.^[6]^[7]

^ "Militants linked to al-Qaeda emboldened in Yemen". Washington Post. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
^ Cite error: The named reference trooplosses was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference deathtoll was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "AQAP claims responsibility for Yemen attacks". CNN. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
^ "185 Yemeni Troops Slain as Grim Defeat Leads to Calls for Army Shakeup". News From Antiwar.com. 2012-03-07. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
^ "DETAILS OF ABYAN ATTACKS EMERGE". Yemen Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
^ "Map: Forces Operating in South Yemen". Criticalthreats.org. Retrieved 15 October 2014.

[1] "Militants linked to al-Qaeda emboldened in Yemen". Washington Post. Retrieved 15 October 2014.

[trooplosses-2] Cite error: The named reference trooplosses was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[deathtoll-3] Cite error: The named reference deathtoll was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[responsibility-4] "AQAP claims responsibility for Yemen attacks". CNN. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2014.

[5] "185 Yemeni Troops Slain as Grim Defeat Leads to Calls for Army Shakeup". News From Antiwar.com. 2012-03-07. Retrieved 15 October 2014.

[attacksemerge-6] "DETAILS OF ABYAN ATTACKS EMERGE". Yemen Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2014.

[7] "Map: Forces Operating in South Yemen". Criticalthreats.org. Retrieved 15 October 2014.

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