Battle of Saada

Battle of Saada
Part of the Houthi insurgency in Yemen and the Yemeni Revolution
Anti-government protests in Saada city, March 2011
Date 19–26 March 2011 (1 week) Location Saada city, Yemen Result Decisive Houthi victory Territorial changes Houthis take control of Sa'dah governorate
Belligerents
Yemeni government Al Abdin tribes Security forces	Houthis Army defectors Anti-government protesters
Commanders and leaders
Taha Hajer Uthman Mujalli	Abu Ali Abdullah al-Hakim al-Houthi Fares Mana'a
Casualties and losses
45 killed[1]

The Battle of Saada was a military confrontation that erupted in March 2011 between Houthi rebels and tribal forces loyal to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the northern city of Saada. Following days of heavy clashes, the Houthis managed to capture the entire Saada Governorate including its provincial capital and established an independent administration, thereby marking the first such Yemeni governorate to fall out of central government control since the nationwide uprising began in 2011. Saada later becomes known as the Houthi stronghold since its takeover.