Qualla: Battle of Amran https://qualla.com/battle-of-amran en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:29 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Battle of Amran https://qualla.com/battle-of-amran Battle of Amran: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-amran/ On 8 July 2014, Houthi fighters swept into the Yemeni city of Amran and began a battle that was over in two days. The government general defending the city, Brigadier-General Hameed Al-Qushaibi, died when his headquarters was overrun. At least 460 people were killed on the first day of fighting - soldiers and civilians together - and 160 were wounded. The Houthi movement had been advancing for months through the mountain villages of 'Amran Governorate, displacing over 81,000 people since October 2013. By 10 July, Amran belonged entirely to the Houthis. Two months later, in September 2014, the same fighters walked into Sana'a and took the Yemeni capital. The Battle of Amran was, in retrospect, the event that ended one Yemen and began the one that followed - a war that has since drawn in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, the United States, and the United Kingdom, and left the civilians of Amran and Sana'a and Hudaydah and Taiz to bury their dead.

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]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/f/z/1/battle-of-amran-wp/sfz1-battle-of-amran-the-road-to-the-city.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Amran: Two Days https://qualla.com/battle-of-amran/ The Houthi assault on 8 July was multi-front. Houthi fighters entered Amran from the hills around the city. Simultaneously, Yemeni government reinforcements of the 310th Armored Brigade clashed with Houthi forces at Dharawan, 15 km from Sana'a. Government fighter jets bombed Amra...

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