Battle of Sanaa (2011)

Battle of Sanaa
	Part of the Yemeni Revolution
	; Sana'a city center
Date	23 May–7 June 2011; (2 weeks and 1 day); (First phase); 18 September–25 November 2011; (2 months and 1 week); (Second phase)
Location	Sanaa, Yemen
Result	Indecisive
Belligerents
Yemeni government Yemen Army; Republican Guards; Yemeni Air Force; Police Force; People's Committees;	Joint Meeting Parties Alliance of Yemeni Tribes; Army defectors; Al-Islah militia; Anti-government protesters;
Commanders and leaders
Ali Abdullah Saleh (WIA); Gen. Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi; Gen. Ahmad Saleh; Gen. Ahmed bin Saeed; Gen. Ali Nasser Gatami †; Gen. Abdullah al-Kulaibi †; Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani (DOW)	Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar; Gen. Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar; Gen. Mohammed Khalil; Gen. Ibrahim al-Jayfi
Strength
26th Brigade; 63rd Brigade; 101st Brigade; Special Forces Brigade; Presidential Guard	25,000–30,000 fighters; 1st Armored Division; 9th Brigade; 200,000 protesters
Casualties and losses
97 soldiers killed; 20 soldiers missing; 30 soldiers captured; 1 policeman killed	258 tribal fighters killed; 98 defected soldiers killed
	149+ civilians killed; 16 unidentified killed

The Battle of Sanaa was a battle during the 2011 Yemeni uprising between forces loyal to Yemeni leader Ali Abdullah Saleh and opposition tribal forces led by Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar for control of the Yemeni capital Sanaa and, on the part of the opposition, for the purpose of the downfall of president Saleh.

^ Ali Mohsen Fired, Replaced with Major General Saeed Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Inunews.com (2011-03-28). Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
^ Ahmed Al-Haj (1 June 2011). "41 killed in deadly Yemen street battles". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
^ Critics accuse Yemen's president of allowing Islamists to seize town to spread fears Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Stalbertgazette.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
^ "IRIN Middle East - YEMEN: Fighting escalates in Sana'a - Yemen - Early Warning - Governance - Human Rights - Security - Urban Risk". IRINnews. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
^ 14 killed (24 May),[1] 12 killed (26 May),[2] Archived 18 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine 7 killed (27 May),[3] 14 killed (31 May-1 June),[4] 11 killed (3 June),[5], 2 killed (5 June),[6] 8 killed (18–24 September),[7] 7 killed (25 September),[8] 2 killed (17 October),[9]^{[permanent dead link]} 20 killed (19–21 November),[10] 97 reported killed
^ Yemen officials: 38 killed in capital fighting. Usatoday.com (24 May 2011). Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
^ Fresh battles between Yemen troops, tribesmen^{[dead link]}. Forbes.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
^ Street battles in Sana'a between Saleh loyalists and tribal guards. Thenational.ae. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
^ 46 killed (23–25 May),"Yemen's president vows to resist 'failed state' as tribes press offensive against regime - 570News". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011. 34 killed (26 May)[11] Archived 18 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine 18 killed (27 May),[12] 15 killed (31 May-1 June),[13] 11 killed (2 June),[14] 19 killed (4 June),"19 people killed in shelling on Yemeni opposition leader's compound: Report". Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011., 3 killed (6 June),[15] 18 killed (18–24 September),[16] 4 killed (25 September),[17] 8 killed (17 October),[18] 12 killed (19–21 November),[19] Archived 23 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine 80 killed (23–25 November),[20] total of 258 reported killed
^ Cite error: The named reference 570news was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Yemen clashes kill 7". Channelnewsasia.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
^ "Violence returns to Yemen capital; 6 dead". Associated Press. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
^ 18 dead in renewed clashes in Yemen
^ 1 killed (23 May)[21] 10 killed (24 May),[22] 6 killed (25 May),[23] 6 killed (1 June),[24] 101+ killed (18–25 September),[25][26] 12 killed (15 October),[27] 6 killed (16 October),[28] Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine 7 killed (17 October),[29] total of 149+ reported killed

[1] Ali Mohsen Fired, Replaced with Major General Saeed Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Inunews.com (2011-03-28). Retrieved on 2011-06-05.

[2] Ahmed Al-Haj (1 June 2011). "41 killed in deadly Yemen street battles". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.

[3] Critics accuse Yemen's president of allowing Islamists to seize town to spread fears Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Stalbertgazette.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.

[4] "IRIN Middle East - YEMEN: Fighting escalates in Sana'a - Yemen - Early Warning - Governance - Human Rights - Security - Urban Risk". IRINnews. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

[5] 14 killed (24 May),[1] 12 killed (26 May),[2] Archived 18 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine 7 killed (27 May),[3] 14 killed (31 May-1 June),[4] 11 killed (3 June),[5], 2 killed (5 June),[6] 8 killed (18–24 September),[7] 7 killed (25 September),[8] 2 killed (17 October),[9]^{[permanent dead link]} 20 killed (19–21 November),[10] 97 reported killed

[usatoday1-6] Yemen officials: 38 killed in capital fighting. Usatoday.com (24 May 2011). Retrieved on 2011-06-05.

[7] Fresh battles between Yemen troops, tribesmen^{[dead link]}. Forbes.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.

[thenational1-8] Street battles in Sana'a between Saleh loyalists and tribal guards. Thenational.ae. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.

[9] 46 killed (23–25 May),"Yemen's president vows to resist 'failed state' as tribes press offensive against regime - 570News". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011. 34 killed (26 May)[11] Archived 18 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine 18 killed (27 May),[12] 15 killed (31 May-1 June),[13] 11 killed (2 June),[14] 19 killed (4 June),"19 people killed in shelling on Yemeni opposition leader's compound: Report". Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011., 3 killed (6 June),[15] 18 killed (18–24 September),[16] 4 killed (25 September),[17] 8 killed (17 October),[18] 12 killed (19–21 November),[19] Archived 23 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine 80 killed (23–25 November),[20] total of 258 reported killed

[570news-10] Cite error: The named reference 570news was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[11] "Yemen clashes kill 7". Channelnewsasia.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2011.

[12] "Violence returns to Yemen capital; 6 dead". Associated Press. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.

[18dead-13] 18 dead in renewed clashes in Yemen

[14] 1 killed (23 May)[21] 10 killed (24 May),[22] 6 killed (25 May),[23] 6 killed (1 June),[24] 101+ killed (18–25 September),[25][26] 12 killed (15 October),[27] 6 killed (16 October),[28] Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine 7 killed (17 October),[29] total of 149+ reported killed

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