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The
Lahij insurgency
was a guerrilla war in 2015 waged by tribesmen loyal to
Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
against the
Houthis
and
Yemen Army
units loyal to
Ali Abdullah Saleh
, who controlled most of the
Lahij Governorate
of
Yemen
.
In late July, Pro-Hadi forces had launched an offensive to recapture
Al Anad Air Base
and rest of
Lahij Governorate
. On 4 August, Pro-Hadi forces had retaken full control of the
Lahij Governorate
.
Background
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On 24 March, heavy fighting erupted in the
Lahij Governorate
as Houthi forces advanced.
[6]
On the morning of 25 March, the Houthis seized
Al Anad Air Base
, which had recently been abandoned by the American
special forces
.
[7]
[8]
Soon after the Houthis also captured
Al Houta
, where they took the Defence Minister
Mahmoud al-Subaihi
, one of Hadi's top lieutenants, as a prisoner and transferred him to Sana'a. In addition, the Houthi-allied 33rd Armored Brigade captured the towns of Al-Habilain and Al-Malah. With this, the Houthis had gained control of Lahij Province.
[9]
[10]
The insurgency
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On 27 March, 15?20 Houthi fighters were killed in an ambush in the Wahat region.
[11]
[12]
Two days later, a landmine explosion killed another 25 Houthi fighters, while they were heading to Aden to reinforce their troops
fighting for the city
.
[13]
On 6 April, Saudi-led coalition air-strikes hit the Al Anad Air Base and a military camp killing 10 fighters,
[14]
while on 8 April, eight Houthis were killed in an ambush by tribal fighters in the Karsh region.
[15]
On 11 April, 18 Houthi fighters were killed in an ambush while heading to Aden.
[16]
Two days later, a suspected
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
(AQAP) bombing left 15 pro-Houthi soldiers dead in Al Houta.
[17]
On 13 April, anti-Houthi fighters claimed to have killed 15 in an attack on a Houthi tank using machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades in
Al Houta
.
[18]
On 1 July, a Coalition air-strike reportedly killed 13 Houthi fighters.
[19]
On 3 August, Pro-Hadi Forces recaptured
Al Anad Air Base
from Houthi rebels after besieging the base for two weeks.
[20]
On 4 August, Pro-Hadi Forces recaptured the entire Lahij Province from Houthi and Pro-Saleh forces.
[21]
Aftermath
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In October 2016, local media reports said that at least 40 Houthi fighters were killed or injured during clashes with the government forces in hilly regions bordering Taiz in Lahij. Five loyalists were killed while fighting the assault.
[22]
See also
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References
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Orkaby, Asher (25 March 2015).
"Houthi Who?"
. Foreign Affairs
. Retrieved
25 March
2015
.
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Mazzetti, Mark; Kirkpatrick, David D. (25 March 2015).
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.
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. The New York Times
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25 March
2015
.
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Felicia Schwartz, Hakim Almasmari and Asa Fitch (26 March 2015).
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.
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. Retrieved
2 September
2017
.
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. Retrieved
25 March
2015
.
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"Les forces hostiles au president resserrent l'etau sur Aden"
(in French). Romandie. 24 March 2015
. Retrieved
24 March
2015
.
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"Yemen : les forces hostiles au president s'emparent d'une base proche d'Aden (militaire)"
(in French). L'Orient Le Jour. 25 March 2015
. Retrieved
25 March
2015
.
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Mazzetti, Mark; Kirkpatrick, David D. (25 March 2015).
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.
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. Retrieved
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2015
.
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. Yemen Times. 25 March 2015. Archived from
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. Retrieved
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2015
.
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"Yemen's President Hadi Flees Houthi Rebel Advance on Aden: AP"
. nbcnews. 25 March 2015
. Retrieved
26 March
2015
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. 27 March 2015
. Retrieved
9 April
2015
.
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. Retrieved
9 April
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.
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. Retrieved
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2015
.
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The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon
. Retrieved
9 April
2015
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"8 Houthis killed in ambush in Yemen's Lahij - Middle East - Worldbulletin News"
.
World Bulletin
. Retrieved
9 April
2015
.
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"More aid reaches Yemen capital as clashes rage in south"
. 11 April 2015
. Retrieved
28 December
2016
.
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Army troops hit by bomb in southern Yemen, 15 killed
Archived
2015-07-16 at the
Wayback Machine
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"Iran puts forward Yemen peace plan as Houthis suffer battlefield setbacks"
.
Reuters
. 14 April 2015
. Retrieved
14 April
2015
.
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"Yemeni rebels kill 31 as UN declares highest-level emergency"
. Archived from
the original
on 30 January 2016
. Retrieved
28 December
2016
.
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"Yemeni military base captured from Houthis"
. Al Arabiya. 3 August 2015
. Retrieved
3 August
2015
.
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"Yemen's Lahij captured by pro-Hadi forces: Sources"
. Retrieved
28 December
2016
.
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Al Batati, Saeed (11 October 2016).
"Civilians killed as Al Houthis shell Taiz"
. Gulf News
. Retrieved
22 June
2023
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