Battle of Radda

Al-Qaeda Military Campaign against the Yemenese Army

Battle of Radda

Part of Yemeni Crisis (2011-present)
| Date| 29 March - 27 April 2013
(4 weeks and 1 day)

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Location|

Radda, surroundings of al-Manaseh, Yemen

Result|  Indecisive
Belligerents

Yemen

* Military of Yemen
* People's Committees

al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

* Ansar al-Sharia
* Islamic Emirate of Abyan
* other islamists groups

Commanders and leaders
|  Shawki al-Badani
Nabil al-Dahab
Qaed al-Dahab
Strength
8,000|  ?
Casualties and losses
19 soldiers killed, 17 wounded|  8 insurgents killed

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Yemeni Crisis

Revolution (2011–12)

* Saada
* Sana'a
* Taiz
* Dammaj

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Ansar al-Shariah campaign (2011–14)

* Zinjibar
* Dofas
* Abyan
* 2012 Sana'a
* Radda
* Nov. 2013 Sanaa
* Dec 2013 Sana'a
* Rescue operations

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Houthi rebellion (2014)

* 2nd Dammaj
* Amran

Civil war (2014–present)

* 2nd Battle of Sana'a
* Rada'a [ar]
* Houthi takeover
* 1st Shabwah
* Saudi–led intervention
* Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict
* Taiz
* Marib governorate
* Marib city
* Dhale
* Aden
* airport
* 2015
* 2018
* 2019
* Abyan
* 2015 campaign
* 2016 southern offensive
* Lahij
* 2015 Shabwah
* 2015 Mukalla
* Zinjibar and Jaar
* Nihm
* Port Midi
* Hadramaut
* Al Masini
* Battle of Mukalla
* June 2016 Mukalla
* 2017 Battle of Sana'a
* Al Hudaydah
* Al Hudaydah city
* Masini
* Takeover of Socotra
* Victory from God
* Jabara
* Al-Jawf offensive
* Al Bayda offensive
* 2022 Southern Yemen
* Operation Prosperity Guardian

Bombings and terrorist attacks in Yemen

* Radda
* Ibb
* Jan 2015 Sana'a
* Mar 2015 Sana'a
* Sep 2015 Sana'a
* Oct 2015 Aden
* Dec 2015 Aden
* 4 Mar 2016 Aden
* 25 Mar 2016 Aden
* May 2016 Mukalla
* May 2016 Aden
* Aug 2016 Aden
* Dec 2016 Aden
* Mar 2022 Aden

Houthi missile and drone attacks in Yemen

* 2015 Marib
* 2015 Taiz
* 2016 al-Anad
* 2019 al-Anad
* Aug 2019 Aden
* Jan 2020 Marib
* Aug 2020 Marib
* Dec 2020 Aden airport

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* US-Saudi arms deal
* Peace process

Saudi–led intervention (2015–present)

Saudi Arabian airstrikes on Yemen

* Mokha
* Sana'a
* Hajjah
* Dahyan
* Dhamar
* Saada

Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia

* 2018 Riyadh
* Abha Airport
* Abqaiq-Khurais
* 2020 Riyadh

Houthi attacks on the United Arab Emirates

* 2022 Abu Dhabi

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U.S. raids on al-Qaeda

* Yakla
* Hathla

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Red Sea crisis

* Operation Prosperity Guardian
* Attacks on the MV Maersk Hangzhou
* 2024 missile strikes in Yemen

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Humanitarian crisis

* Blockade
* Disease outbreaks
* Cholera
* COVID-19
* Famine
* Locust infestation
* Refugees on Jeju Island
* War crimes and human rights violations

The Battle of Radda was a military confrontation in March 2013, initially launched by Al-Qaeda in an apparent reprisal for the Yemen army's offensive against their stronghold of al-Manasseh following the collapse of talks to free the three Western hostages believed to be held in the area, of whom a Finnish couple and an Austrian man who were studying Arabic in Yemen, when they were snatched by local tribesmen in the capital city of Sanaa, where they were then sold to al-Qaeda militants and transferred to the southern province of al-Bayda, where the city of al-Manasseh is located.[1]

## Battle[edit]

On 28 January, a suicide bomber drove a car laden with explosives into an army checkpoint in Rada, near the town of al-Manasseh, killing eleven Yemeni soldiers and wounding another 17 more. The checkpoints were set up just days prior to the attack, but after the announcement of the offensive the suicide bomber detonated his explosive car at one. The same day, militants ambushed and killed three Yemeni soldiers in a separate attack, on the outskirts of Radda.[2]

On 29 March, clashes erupted in Radda after a group of insurgents said to be from al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) raided a military checkpoint of the Republican guards at the main entrance to Rada. At least two militants were killed and one Yemeni soldiers were killed.[3]

On 27 April, fighting resumed in Radda, leaving five Yemeni soldiers and two militants dead. According to a Yemeni security source, the soldiers were killed when al-Qaeda linked militants targeted an army checkpoint in the Rada' District, where the interior ministry announced on Friday its intentions to mount security measures following intelligence about possible attacks by al-Qaeda. A gunfight followed between Yemeni troops and the insurgents, reportedly killing two of the attackers.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "14 Yemeni soldiers killed in al-Qaeda attacks | Chillnews.net". archive.is. 2013-07-03. Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
2. ^ "11 Yemeni Soldiers Killed in Checkpoint Car Bombing -- News from Antiwar.com". Archived from the original on 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
3. ^ "Two al-Qaida fighters, one soldier killed in clashes in southeast Yemen". chinadaily.com.cn. 2012-05-31. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
4. ^ [1][dead link]

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