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| |conflict =Battle of Dammaj | |||
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| |date =October 30, 2011-present | |||
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| |combatant1 ={{flagicon image|Flag of Jihad.svg}} ]<br /> | |||
| {{flagicon|Yemen}} Pro-government tribes | |||
| |combatant2 ={{flagicon image|Dhulfiqar.png}} ] | |||
| |commander1 ={{flagicon image|Flag of Jihad.svg}} Sheikh ]<br/> | |||
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Jihad.svg}} ] | |||
| |commander2 ={{flagicon image|Dhulfiqar.png}} ]<br/> | |||
| {{flagicon image|Dhulfiqar.png}} ] | |||
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| |strength1 =7,000 students<ref name="secterian"/> | |||
| |strength2 =unknown | |||
| |casualties1 =28+ killed<br> | |||
| 63+ injured | |||
| |casualties2 ="Several" killed and injured | |||
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| |campaignbox ={{Campaignbox Sa'dah insurgency}} | |||
| {{Campaignbox Yemeni uprising}} | |||
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| The '''Battle of Dammaj''' was a battle fought in November 2011 between the ] insurgent group ], better known as the Houthis, which controll the ] and a ] group loyal to the Yemeni regime<ref name="secterian"/> that had set up military posts and smuggled weapons into their religious center in the town of ].<ref name="post">Yemen Post , November 5, 2011</ref> The fighting was mainly centered around the ] religious school, which is run by hard-core Salafis<ref name="secterian"/> and is known to have a number of students with links to ].<ref>, September 22, 201</ref> | |||
| Tensions between the two groups started as Houthis intercepted a letter in which Salafi Imam, Sheikh ] thanked President ]'s nephew Brigadier General ] for fighting Houthis in his region.<ref name="secterian">] , October 30, 2011</ref> Houthis then demanded the Salafis empty their military posts in the city,<ref name="post"/> claiming that "the Damaj School has made attacks against us and is attempting to take control of military positions outside of their area,"<ref name="secterian"/> but as the Salafis refused<ref name="post"/> the Houthis laid a seige upon Dar al-Hadeeth religious school, headed by Sheikh Yahya al-Hajoori. They also attacked the Salafi held Al-Baraqa Mountain on October 30.<ref name="secterian"/> The Houthi siege did not allow any food or medicine to enter the complex, the Salafis calling upon Yemen authorities to break the siege.<ref name="post"/> | |||
| In response to the siege, tribesmen loyal to the Salafi group blocked the al-Boqa road, connecting ] to ] and ] tribesmen from the ] blocked the ]-Sa'dah road. Houthi appointed Sa'dah governor ] tried to mediate a cease-fire in which the Houthis would re-open the road and both sides would withdraw to their old positions.<ref name="secterian"/> The cease-fire however, lasted merely 4 hours, after which a new round of fighting broke out in which one Salafi fighter was killed.<ref name="post"/> The school and surrounding areas, including 10,000 inhabitants were besieged for over two weeks.<ref>] , November 27, 2011</ref> | |||
| A cease-fire, crafted by local tribesmen, which lasted one week, was broken on November 25, when Houthis started shelling the Salafi fighters' positions in the town, killing three and wounding two. Houthi leader ] said the Yemeni government was supplying arms to the Salafis and trying to help them set up a base near the Saudi border, stating the new attack was to cut off their arms supplies.<ref>] , November 26, 2011</ref> Salafi leader Sheikh Yahya al-Hajouri responded by declaring a jihad against the Houthis, which reportedly refused to allow ambulances into the city.<ref>Mareb Press, November 25, 2011</ref> | |||
| The Houthis launched a raid into the town in the pre-dawn hours on November 26,<ref>] , November 27, 2011</ref> which lasted until the afternoon of November 27. According to Houthi leader ] the raid was in response to the Salafis rejecting a cease-fire offer by ] and continued fighting.<ref>] , November 27, 2011</ref> A total of 24 Salafis were killed and 61 injured during the raid.<ref name="business">] , November 27, 2011</ref> The deaths included two ]n and two ] citizens.<ref>] , November 27, 2011</ref> According to al-Shami, several Houthis were also killed during the raid.<ref name="business"/> | |||
| ==See also== | |||
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| ==References== | |||
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Revision as of 19:35, 27 November 2011
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