Battle of Amran

Battle of Amran
Part of the Yemeni Crisis and Sa'dah War
Date2 February-10 July 2014
Location
Result

Decisive Houthi victory

  • Houthis eventually launch a new offensive to capture the capital Sanaa
Belligerents
Houthis

Yemen Republic of Yemen

Commanders and leaders
Abdul-Malik al-Houthi
Mohammed Ali al-Houthi
Mohammed Abdul Salam
Yemen Hameed Al-Qushaibi [1]
Yemen Abdrabbuh Hadi
Casualties and losses
460 killed and 180 wounded from all the sides including civilians
81,000 people displaced from the region during October 2013-February 2014[2] Another 10,000 families displaced in the July[3]

The battle of 'Amran, refers to a battle that took place in the summer of 2014, between the Houthi Zaydi movement, and the Yemeni government of President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi. The Houthis eventually won the battle, leading them to the capture of Sanaa.

  1. ^ EIU Digital Solutions. "Death of military commander sparks fears for transition". Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2016-03-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Yemen". The Economist. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

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