Southern Abyan Offensive (2016)

Southern Abyan Offensive (2016)
	Part of the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)
	; The territory that AQAP seized during the offensive showed in dark grey, surrounded by black lines.
Date	2–20 February 2016 (18 days)
Location	Shuqrah and Ahwar, Abyan Governorate Yemen
Result	AQAP victory AQAP united its western and eastern parts of its Emirate;
Belligerents
Al-Qaeda Emirate in Yemen AQAP;	Yemen People's Committees; Popular resistance;
Commanders and leaders
Abu Hamza al-Zinjibari †; Tawfiq Belaidi	Sheikh Mazen al-Aqrabi † (Popular resistance unit senior commander)
Units involved
unknown	unknown
Strength
unknown	unknown
Casualties and losses
unknown	3 killed; 38-40 captured; 17-20 executed

The Southern Abyan Offensive refers to a 2016 offensive that AQAP launched in late February, which ended with a victory for AQAP as Yemeni tribal fighters loyal to president Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi were driven out of the Abyan Governorate.

^ "Gulf of Aden Security Review - February 4, 2016 - Critical Threats". Retrieved 6 March 2016.
^ "Qaeda tightens its grip on south Yemen coast". Yahoo News. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
^ AFP (2016). "Qaeda kills three in sweep of Yemen's south". Business Standard India. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
^ "Yemen conflict: 'At least 15 government troops' killed". BBC News. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.

[1] "Gulf of Aden Security Review - February 4, 2016 - Critical Threats". Retrieved 6 March 2016.

[2] "Qaeda tightens its grip on south Yemen coast". Yahoo News. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.

[3] AFP (2016). "Qaeda kills three in sweep of Yemen's south". Business Standard India. Retrieved 6 March 2016.

[4] "Yemen conflict: 'At least 15 government troops' killed". BBC News. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.

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