Battle of Amran

Battle of Amran
	Part of the Houthi insurgency and Yemeni crisis
Date	4-10 July 2014; (6 days)
Location	'Amran, Yemen
Result	Decisive Houthi victory Fall of Al Ahmar reign in Amran; Houthis eventually launch a new offensive to capture the capital Sanaa;
Belligerents
Republic of Yemen Security Forces; Al-Islah militias;	Houthis
Commanders and leaders
Hameed Al-Qushaibi †; Abdrabbuh Hadi	Abdul-Malik al-Houthi; Mohammed Ali al-Houthi; Mohammed Abdul Salam
Units involved
	310th Armored Brigade
Casualties and losses
	460 killed and 180 wounded from all the sides including civilians
	81,000 people displaced from the region during October 2013-February 2014 Another 10,000 families displaced in the July

The battle of 'Amran was a battle that took place in the summer of 2014, between the Houthi rebels and the Yemeni government of President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi belonging to units of 310th Armored Brigade, which is backed by Al-Islah loyalists, of which the Al Ahmar clan of Hashid tribes hailed from. The Houthis eventually won the battle, ending the Al Ahmar reign in Amran, and eventually leading them to the capture of Sanaa.

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[1] EIU Digital Solutions. "Death of military commander sparks fears for transition". Retrieved 30 April 2016.

[2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2016-03-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Yemen". The Economist. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

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