Operation Blow to the Head

Operation Blow to the Head
Part of the Houthi insurgency in Yemen (Operation Scorched Earth)

A mud house in Saada.
Date13 January–12 February 2010
(4 weeks and 2 days)
Location
Saada, Saada Governorate, Yemen
16°59′09″N 43°45′52″E / 16.985833°N 43.764444°E / 16.985833; 43.764444
Result Truce[1]
Belligerents
 Yemen Ansar Allah
Commanders and leaders
Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh
Yemen Ali Raymi		 Abdul-Malik al-Houthi
Casualties and losses
unknown 24 killed
25 captured
Operation Blow to the Head is located in Yemen
Operation Blow to the Head
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Location within 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.[2]

  1. ^ "Middle East - North Yemen calm after truce". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
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