Al Kawd
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History
On May 19-20, 1994, during the 1994 civil war in Yemen, rebel planes dropped two bombs near the cemetery in al-Kawd, killing four boys.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
On November 15, fighters loyal to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula took over the town, a key part of the Battle of Zinjibar.[1] Yemeni troops recaptured the town on August 14, 2016.[2]
In 2019, the Security Belt Forces, a paramilitary aligned with the secessionist Southern Transitional Council, dislodged an estimated 350 pro-government forces from a military camp in Al Kawd, leading to four deaths.[3] As of 2023, the Southern Transitional Council controls much of Abyan Governorate, including Al Kawd.
Notes
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- ↑ (Xinhua) "Yemen's al-Qaida seizes Al-Koud town off Gulf of Aden: official"
- ↑ (Gulf News) Al Qaida pushed out of major strongholds in Yemen’s Abyan
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