Battle

First Battle of Lawdar

19 Aug 2010 – 25 Aug 2010 · 13.88° N, 45.87° E

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When
19 Aug 2010 – 25 Aug 2010
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
13.88° N, 45.87° E
Description
2010 Yemeni army offensive

Siege of Lawdar (2010)

2010 Yemeni army offensive

In August 2010, Yemeni security forces conducted a military operation in Lawdar, a town in Abyan Governorate, in response to several attacks by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). Those attacks were preceded by an intensified wider insurgency against the government.

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