Abdul-Rab al-Shadadi

Abdul-Rab al-Shadadi
Birth name Abdul-Rab al-Shadadi
Died 7 October 2016
near Sana'a, Yemen
Allegiance  Yemen
Service/branch Yemeni Army
Rank Major general
Commands held Third Military Region
Battles/wars Yemeni Civil War
Nihm Offensive

Abdul-Rab al-Shadadi (died 7 October 2016, near Sana'a, Yemen)[1] was a Yemeni Army major general who served the President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi. The commander of the Third Military Region, which has its headquarters in the city of Marib. He is the most senior member of the Hadi government's forces to have been killed in the Yemeni Civil War. Al-Shadadi was killed in an artillery strike during an offensive east of the city of Sana'a by Houthi fighters.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Battlefield Yemen Continues: Saudis Bomb Funeral Ceremony After al Houthi Attack
  2. ↑ Top general in Yemen's Saudi-backed army killed. Reuters. Published 8 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Al-Haj, Ahmed. Top commander in Yemen's army killed. Associated Press. Published 8 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
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