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Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is a militant Sunni Islamist terrorist group primarily active in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
Establishment
April 2015: Battle of Mukalla.
Chronology
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Initially a series of anti-government protests and revolts across the Arab world, it soon evolved into a series of wars. The wars caused by the revolts are sometimes referred to as the Arab Winter.
1.1.Yemeni Civil War (2015-present)
Is an ongoing civil war in Yemen between the government and the Houthis (an Islamist political and armed organization that emerged from Saada Governorate in North Yemen), as well as involving several local, in some case secessionist, forces.
February 2016: Al-Qaeda captured Azzan.
April 2016: Al Houta, a town in the Lahij Governorate of Yemen, fell under the control of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in early 2016.
1.1.1.Shabwah campaign
Was a military offensive by the Yemeni government in the Saada Governorate, during the Yemeni Civil War (2014 - present).
1.1.2.Abyan conflict (2016-2018)
Was a series of clashes between forces of AQAP (Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula) loyal to Yemeni president Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, and forces loyal to the Southern Movement for the control of Abyan between 2016 and 2018.
January 2016: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) captured the city of Zinjibar in December 2015.
May 2016: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) agreed to withdraw from Zinjibar.
August 2016: Hadi loyalists, alongside Sudanese troops, and pro-Hadi tribal fighters, invaded Shaqrah, Zinjibar and Jaar, and recaptured them from AQAP, killing some 40 fighters.
August 2016: AQAP withdrew from most of Abyan after Hadi government and popular resistance forces drove them out of Lawder city and Ahwar district.
August 2016: AQAP's remaining fighters withdrew to Mahfad after tribal forces led by pro-Hadi tribal forces expelled them from Wadea.
August 2016: Hadi-allied forces entered al Mahfad district to clear AQAP militants from the town, resulting in the complete elimination of AQAP from strongholds in Abyan.
January 2017: On January 9 Hizam and security forces troops officially withdrew from northern Abyan, leaving the territory to AQAP warlords, after intense fights in Lawdar and Shuqrah, giving AQAP complete control and strongholds in Abyan.
January 2017: Government forces withdrew from central and southern Abyn, going to Aden, leaving the province to AQAP.
February 2017: On February 2 AQAP gained control of Lawdar.
February 2017: AQAP withdrew from Lawdar because of a tribal uprising.
February 2017: As of the end of February, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) remained in control of about half of Abyan. The southern part of the Abyan Governatorate was under government control.
September 2017: On September 12 more than 40 armored vehicles of Hizam forces invaded AQAP controlled parts in Al Wade'a District. The Hizam captured Wadea.
September 2017: Hizam forces arrived in AQAP stronghold Mudiyah, in a prelude to clearing Al-Qaeda terrorists. Abu Bakr Hussein Salem later arrived there, after Hizam secured the town.
March 2018: Hizam forces unleashed Operation Sweeping Torrent to take control of Al Mahfad from AQAP.
1.1.3.Southern Abyan Offensive (2016)
Was a military offensive by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), during the Yemeni Civil War (2014 - present).
February 2016: In a major offensive, AQAP took Ahwar.
February 2016: Shuqrah was taken by AQAP in one day fighting.
1.1.4.Battle of Mukalla (2016)
Was a battle during the Yemeni Civil War (2014 - present).
April 2016: By April 25, Pro-Hadi Government forces and UAE forces had fully recaptured Mukalla, along with the rest of the coastal regions of the Hadramaut Province.
April 2016: By 26 April, Mukalla and the rest of the surrounding towns and cities had been cleared of AQAP forces.
1.1.5.Operation Al Faisal
Was a military offensive by the Yemeni government against Al-Qaeda in the Al-Masini valley, during the Yemeni Civil War (2014 - present).
February 2018: On February 17, 2018 Hadrami Elite Forces, backed by heavy UAE aerial support, launched Operation Al Faisal, an offensive to retake Al-Masini Valley from AQAP militants. On February 18 Hadrami Elite Forces had entered the valley and begun to slowly liberate all areas in and around the valley.
1.1.6.Operation Black Mountains
Was a military offensive by the Yemeni government against Al-Qaeda, during the Yemeni Civil War (2014 - present).
April 2018: The Yemeni military units backed by the United Arab Emirates reported recapturing the Amed, Dhalia, Hajer, and Yabouth districts from Al-Qaeda.
Disestablishment
February 2018: On February 17, 2018 Hadrami Elite Forces, backed by heavy UAE aerial support, launched Operation Al Faisal, an offensive to retake Al-Masini Valley from AQAP militants. On February 18 Hadrami Elite Forces had entered the valley and begun to slowly liberate all areas in and around the valley.
March 2018: Hizam forces unleashed Operation Sweeping Torrent to take control of Al Mahfad from AQAP.
April 2018: The Yemeni military units backed by the United Arab Emirates reported recapturing the Amed, Dhalia, Hajer, and Yabouth districts from Al-Qaeda.
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