Battle of Sa'dah
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| Part of the Houthi insurgency in Yemen and Yemeni Revolution | |||||||||
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 Taha Hajer Uthman Mujalli
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 Abu Ali Abdullah al-Hakem al-Houthi
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The Battle of Sa'dah was a battle fought in March 2011 between Houthi insurgents and forces loyal to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the northern town of Sa'dah.
In February 2011, after the success of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution and Tunisian Revolution, the Arab Spring spread to many countries including Yemen. Houthis declared their support for the 2011 Yemeni uprising against Saleh and large crowds of Houthi followers joined the protests on their 10th day. During February and March, thousands of protesters held weekly marches in Sa'dah city from the gates of the old city to the security barracks of Saleh's army.
Houthi fighters stormed the town on 19 March, allegedly blowing up houses and inflicting heavy civilian casualties. This led to a heavy conflict with the Al Abdin tribes, led by pro-government Sheikh Uthman Mujalli, in which 45 people were killed and 13 houses were destroyed. Houthis then attacked the Telmus military site, overlooking the city and captured numerous machine guns, mortar shells, guns and tanks. Houthis prevailed in the fighting and burned down Sheikh Mujalli's house, destroying all his possessions and seizing sixteen cars. Sa'dah governor Taha Hajer then fled the province to Sana'a and police deserted their posts, after which all the leaders of the Sa'dah army headquarters handed over their military equipment and bases to the Houthi group. By 27 March they were said to be fully in control of the town, running all the government facilities and control checkpoints and controlling all entrances to the city.
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