Battle of Lawdar

متى

2012

النوع

معركة

إحداثيات

13.88° N, 45.87° E

Description

2012 battle

Armed confrontation in Yemen

The Battle of Lawdar was a major assault by Ansar al-Sharia, an Islamist group linked to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, in an attempt to capture Lawdar, a city in Abyan Governorate. Prior to the battle, Ansar al-Sharia already had control over several cities in Abyan, including its capital, and likely sought to take over Lawdar due to its strategic significance.

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