Battle of Radda

Battle of Radda
Part of Yemeni Crisis (2011-present)
Date29 March - 27 April 2013
(4 weeks and 1 day)
Location
Radda, surroundings of al-Manaseh, Yemen
Result Indecisive
Belligerents

 Yemen

al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

Commanders and leaders
Shawki al-Badani
Nabil al-Dahab
Qaed al-Dahab
Strength
8,000 ?
Casualties and losses
19 soldiers killed, 17 wounded 8 insurgents killed

The Battle of Radda was a military confrontation in March 2013, initially launched by Al-Qaeda in an apparent reprisal for the Yemen army's offensive against their stronghold of al-Manasseh following the collapse of talks to free the three Western hostages believed to be held in the area, of whom a Finnish couple and an Austrian man who were studying Arabic in Yemen, when they were snatched by local tribesmen in the capital city of Sanaa, where they were then sold to al-Qaeda militants and transferred to the southern province of al-Bayda, where the city of al-Manasseh is located.[1]

  1. ^ "14 Yemeni soldiers killed in al-Qaeda attacks | Chillnews.net". archive.is. 2013-07-03. Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2018-11-02.