What the records say
- When
- 13 Jan 2010 – 12 Feb 2010
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 16.94° N, 43.76° E
- Description
- 2010 military operation
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Operation Blow to the Head
2010 anti-Houthi operation in Yemen
Operation Blow to the Head was a Yemeni military operation against the militants in the insurgent Yemeni town of Saada in the Saada Governorate. The Yemeni government troops began trying to capture the town on 13 January 2010. On that day, the Islamic militant Abdullah Mehdar was killed by Yemeni security forces.
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