Battle of Sanaa (2014)

Battle of Sanaa
	Part of the Yemeni Civil War (2014-present)
	; Old City of Sanaa
Date	16–21 September 2014; (5 days)
Location	Sanaa, Yemen
Result	Houthi victory Fall of Sanaa; Prime Minister Basindawa resigns; General al-Ahmar flees Yemen; Power-sharing deal negotiated;
Belligerents
Houthis	Government of Yemen Yemeni Armed Forces; People's Committees; Al-Islah militias;
Commanders and leaders
Abdul-Malik al-Houthi; Mohammed Ali al-Houthi; Mohammed Abdul Salam	Abdrabbuh Hadi; Mohammed Basindawa; Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar
Casualties and losses
100+ killed	Unknown
	274–340 killed overall

The Battle of Sanaa in 2014 marked the advance of the Houthis into Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, and heralded the beginning of the armed takeover of the government that unfolded over the following months. Fighting began on 9 September 2014, when pro-Houthi protesters under the command of Abdul-Malik al-Houthi marched on the cabinet office and were fired upon by security forces, leaving seven dead. The clashes escalated on 18 September, when 40 were killed in an armed confrontation between the Houthis led by military commander Mohammed Ali al-Houthi and supporters of the Sunni hardliner Islah Party when the Houthis tried to seize Yemen TV,^[7] and 19 September, with more than 60 killed in clashes between Houthi fighters and the military and police in northern Sanaa.^[8]^[9] By 21 September, the Houthis captured the government headquarters, marking the fall of Sanaa.^[7]^[10]

^ "Yemeni PM Mohammed Basindawa resigns amid deadly clashes in capital". Z News. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
^ Harb, Khalil (22 September 2014). "Houthis take Sanaa but refrain from coup". Al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ Ghobari, Mohammed (22 September 2014). "Houthis tighten grip on Yemen capital after swift capture, power-sharing deal". Reuters. Archived from the original on 14 October 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
^ Cite error: The named reference escalate was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Yemen: Civilian Toll of Fighting in Capital". Human Rights Watch. November 18, 2014.
^ "At least 340 killed in Yemen's week-long fighting". The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon.
^ ^a ^b Karasik, Theodore (23 September 2014). "The fall of Sanaa: What next for Yemen?". Al Arabiya. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ "60 Yemenis killed in Sanaa clashes: Source". Turkish Weekly. 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ "Houthi protesters, Yemen police clash in Sana'a". IRIB World Service. 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ "Yemeni PM resigns as government building falls to rebels". BBC News. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

[1] "Yemeni PM Mohammed Basindawa resigns amid deadly clashes in capital". Z News. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2015.

[refrain-2] Harb, Khalil (22 September 2014). "Houthis take Sanaa but refrain from coup". Al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

[3] Ghobari, Mohammed (22 September 2014). "Houthis tighten grip on Yemen capital after swift capture, power-sharing deal". Reuters. Archived from the original on 14 October 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.

[escalate-4] Cite error: The named reference escalate was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] "Yemen: Civilian Toll of Fighting in Capital". Human Rights Watch. November 18, 2014.

[6] "At least 340 killed in Yemen's week-long fighting". The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon.

[fall-7] Karasik, Theodore (23 September 2014). "The fall of Sanaa: What next for Yemen?". Al Arabiya. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

[60dead-8] "60 Yemenis killed in Sanaa clashes: Source". Turkish Weekly. 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

[onceagain-9] "Houthi protesters, Yemen police clash in Sana'a". IRIB World Service. 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

[resign-10] "Yemeni PM resigns as government building falls to rebels". BBC News. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

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