Shabwah campaign (March–August 2015)

Shabwah campaign (March–August 2015)
Part of the Yemeni civil war (2015–present) and Shabwah Governorate offensive (2014-2016)
Shabwah Governorate
Date 29 March – 15 August 2015 (4 months, 2 weeks and 3 days) Location Shabwah Governorate, Yemen Result Hadi/Coalition victory Houthis capture the provincial capital Ataq and Saeed AQAP forces are expelled from the eastern part of the governorate Pro-Hadi forces recapture Ataq and the rest of the governorate on 15 August
Belligerents
Houthi government Houthi fighters Security Forces (pro-Saleh) Yemeni Republican Guard	Hadi government Security Forces (pro-Hadi) Southern Movement People's Committees Popular resistance AQAP Foreign intervention  Saudi Arabia(leader)  Bahrain  Egypt  Jordan  Kuwait  Morocco  Sudan  United Arab Emirates
Casualties and losses
152 killed	43 killed

Hadi/Coalition victory

Houthi government

Hadi government

AQAP

The Shabwah campaign (March–August 2015) was a campaign for control of the Shabwah Governorate of Yemen, between the Houthis and Yemen Army units loyal to Ali Abdullah Saleh on one side, and militiamen and Yemen Army units loyal to Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi on the other side. The offensive have also launched during an previously started AQAP offensive.

On 29 March 2015, fighting centered in the oil-rich Usaylan region. 38 were killed in fighting between the Houthis and Sunni tribesmen. Tribal sources confirmed the death toll, and claimed only eight of them were from their side, with the other 30 either Houthis or their allies from the Yemeni military. The tribesmen were also reinforced by weapons received via 200 vehicles from tribes in the nearby province of Abyan. After the fighting, Houthi positions were hit by Coalition air-strikes.

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